News Details

Villeneuve-Kubica tension dates back to 2006

A friend and former colleague of Robert Kubica has hit out at claims the Pole should not be in F1. 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has enraged Kubica's fans by suggesting the pinnacle of motor sport is no place for a driver with a 'disability'. Lucas di Grassi, a former F1 driver, said the Canadian's comments were 'absurd'. Also defending Kubica is Dario Katta, who according to sport.pl sponsored the now Williams driver when he contested a 24 hour race in Adria in 2016. 'Why is Jacques Villeneuve saying this? It goes back to 2006, when Robert Kubica was much faster in a test and took his place at BMW Sauber,' he said. Indeed, Villeneuve's final race in F1 was the 2006 German GP, and...
Full Story »
6y ago from ThisIsF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Kubica return the wrong message for F1 - Villeneuve

Jacques Villeneuve says Robert Kubica's return to Formula 1 after eight...
6y ago from GPFans.com

Villeneuve slammed over Kubica comments

Former F1 driver Lucas di Grassi has slammed Jacques Villeneuve over...
6y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Villeneuve's Kubica comments criticised

Former Formula 1 driver Lucas di Grassi has slammed Jacques Villeneuve...
6y ago from GPFans.com

Kubica return "terrible" for F1, says...

Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes Robert Kubica returning...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Motorsport Week's Top 10 MotoGP riders of 2025

The 2025 MotoGP season had it all. With 22 rounds and 44 races, the...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal player ratings: Declan Rice shines despite new...

Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win at...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Unbelievable' – Arsenal star earns special...

Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has earned big praise for a world class save...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal dealt yet another injury blow right before the...

Arsenal have reportedly been dealt another injury blow, with Riccardo...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Ødegaard’s strike and Rice’s flexibility steer...

ew minutes before half-time in a contest that swung entirely one way and...
11h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

MotoGP: What does Repsol's new agreement mean for MotoGP?

Repsol will return to a major role in the MotoGP... Read More »
3h ago from F1Technical.net

Fernando Alonso vows to 'hit' F1 rival in Monaco

Two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso has vowed to... Read More »
9h ago from GPFans.com

Shock Sauber move for Lewis Hamilton revealed

Sauber F1 founder Peter Sauber has revealed that... Read More »
8h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.