Dream on, Jaques

[Glen]

Jaques' dreaming...

'I wouldn't mind having him as a team mate (Schumacher),' the 31-year-old driver admits as he ponders a future beyond a British American Racing contract.

'That would be great, as long as we have equal billing and status,' he added.

Seems to me that he rules out any possible chance of a Ferrari drive before it even exists. Equal billing and status is an interesting choice of phrase - he must know that his credibility is at an all-time low right now, so how on earth is he going to receivve the respect that he thinks he deserves? It strikes me that if this speculation were at all serious he would simply keep his mouth shut , get the drive, and do the talking on the race-track. There again, if he wants any respect under any circumstances he'd keep his mouth shut and do the talking on the race-track... which he has been totally unable to do recently.

PS. I know it sounds like I'm on an anti JV crusade at the moment - but it only sounds that way, and he has put himself in the news recently...

[Adam43]

At least five Jacques threads! Way! I suppose they all started on slightly different subjects...

I wonder where and when this interview that all ths stuff comes from was done. Is it the Autosport one in this weeks mag (I haven't read that bit yet and I don't have it to hand...)?

[senna12]

I think 5 threads in one week to slag Jacques is quite enough.

[Jay]

I think the better a driver is the more he gets slagged....

Michael Schumacher is by far the most successful driver in F1 and considered to be the best, and he is also the most slagged driver...

2nd is Jacques....
3rd is Juan.....
4th is Ralf or David...

Funny... the list is also more or less the order most people put the drivers in terms of ability... coincidence?

Just a thought anyway...

[Liz]

Erm, Jacques says that TGF is "stupid" and trashes his entire season, his character and that of everyone behind the scenese at Ferrari -- and then he says he wants to drive for them?

Jacques, what's wrong with this picture?

[Tye]

Originally posted by Liz
Erm, Jacques says that TGF is "stupid" and trashes his entire season, his character and that of everyone behind the scenese at Ferrari -- and then he says he wants to drive for them?

Jacques, what's wrong with this picture?

Yeah he does,and it is all the plain and simple truth.I agree with Jacques that Schumacher is stupid.Bring it on Jacques!

Villeneuve wants to have a fair fight with Schumacher within the same team,equal chance and opportunity on and off the track.Simply put...no BS from Schumacher.

I don't think it really matters at all to Villeneuve which team it is,all that matters is that theybe team mates.

Tye

[Snrub]

JPM is better than JV and there's no way Ralf or DC are #3.

[Wrex]

And how convenient that would be for Jacques.

When he loses he will cry foul that he was'nt treated fairly. Ferrari would be the perfect shelter to hide his deminishing talent while cashing in on the big bucks and his fathers coattails.

Why on earth would Ferrari want him? Seriously. There are many talented young drivers for Ferrari to develope into Michaels successor that have more years left in them, less luggage and better attitudes.

Ferrari (or any top team) would be crazy to put Jacques in the other seat. The potential gain is nothing (they did finish 1-2 in this years championship) and the potential problems are massive.

This is a Pollock pipe dream.