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'Nobody in F1 watches Formula E' - Villeneuve

Dec.21 Jacques Villeneuve is not excited about the future of Formula E. The 1997 world champion did a couple of races with the then-burgeoning all-electric single seater category, but thinks the latest hype has been overrated. "Nobody wants to see electric racing," Villeneuve, now a F1 pundit for Italian television, told Automobile Magazine. "The truth is, in the F1 paddock, nobody even knows when the Formula E races are on." Nonetheless, plenty of car manufacturers and former F1 drivers are on the Formula E grid, indicating that it may be a serious competitor to formula one someday. Villeneuve said: "I don't understand why they are pushing it so much. I think...
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