With the news that McLaren racer Juan Pablo Montoya has opted to turn is back on the pinnacle of Motorsports and join the American based NASCAR series, a move that came as a shock to most in the F1 world, it is time to look at another driver on the grid and wonder if his recent comments on joining the stock car discipline were more than just tongue in cheek. source: gp2006.com BMW Sauber racer Jacques Villeneuve has had a somewhat troubled few years in F1, losing his seat at BAR Honda to Takuma Sato and being forced to sit out most of the following season before running the final three races of the 2004 season for Renault after they sacked Jarno Trulli. From there he was picked up by Peter Sauber, who in turn sold his team a few months later to BMW, leaving the German engine manufacturer little other choice but to keep the 1997 champion on the payroll for their first year. This proved to be a good move as 2006 has seen a return to form for Jacques, however, that said, he is yet to sign a new deal for 2007 with reports that the team could promote their current third driver, Robert Kubica, to take Jacques' seat. So could he too be on his way out of the series? A move once thought to be out of the question, now doesn't seem quite so ludicrous.... "Going to NASCAR might not be such a bad career move because it's the most exciting race series in the U.S. and it's a very different discipline to F1," Jacques told the AFP. "I would not consider it a step down. Would I consider a move to stock cars? I would." Could the news that not just Montoya, but Villeneuve, will be racing in America next year be closer than we think? Only time will tell....
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