Former Formula 1 World Champion, Canadian Jacques Villeneuve contested his last two rounds of the Australian V8 Supercars Championship last weekend at Sydney Motorsport Park.
Villeneuve was again behind the wheel of the No. 51 Pepsi Max Crew Holden Commodore of team Kelly Racing in place of injured New Zealand veteran Greg Murphy who continues to recover from major back surgery.
For the first race, Villeneuve qualified 28th and last, and finished in 24th place. For race 2 on Sunday, the Canadian again qualified 28th and crossed the line in 26th place.
According to a team press release, the Canadian is still struggling with the rule that requires the drivers to sun the race on the two types of tires.
"We worked hard on our set-up for the hard tire overnight and it went well for us. The tire stayed consistent from the first lap until the last lap which was good. Yesterday, we lost the rears within five laps,” Villeneuve declared.
"Our race pace wasn't too bad, I was looking for a good finish in race 2 but we had some radio issues where the cable came loose, so I didn't come into the pits when I was called so I ran out of fuel, the engine cut and we lost a lot of time,” he added.
"There was also a guy behind me and he ran into me for two or three laps. He then got in front of me, we tangled again and I spun. At the end, it was nice to see that we could work on the set-up and get the car to function properly,” the Canadian said.
Villeneuve was again behind the wheel of the No. 51 Pepsi Max Crew Holden Commodore of team Kelly Racing in place of injured New Zealand veteran Greg Murphy who continues to recover from major back surgery.
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| Jacques Villeneuve, Commodore (Photo: Kelly Racing) |
For the first race, Villeneuve qualified 28th and last, and finished in 24th place. For race 2 on Sunday, the Canadian again qualified 28th and crossed the line in 26th place.
According to a team press release, the Canadian is still struggling with the rule that requires the drivers to sun the race on the two types of tires.
"We worked hard on our set-up for the hard tire overnight and it went well for us. The tire stayed consistent from the first lap until the last lap which was good. Yesterday, we lost the rears within five laps,” Villeneuve declared.
"Our race pace wasn't too bad, I was looking for a good finish in race 2 but we had some radio issues where the cable came loose, so I didn't come into the pits when I was called so I ran out of fuel, the engine cut and we lost a lot of time,” he added.
"There was also a guy behind me and he ran into me for two or three laps. He then got in front of me, we tangled again and I spun. At the end, it was nice to see that we could work on the set-up and get the car to function properly,” the Canadian said.