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Villeneuve uncle goes home after crash

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Khatir Soltani
By GMM

The uncle of 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has been released from hospital following his snowmobile crash in Wisconsin (USA) last Friday.

It was reported that 54-year-old Jacques Villeneuve, the brother of Ferrari legend Gilles, had broken his pelvis, legs and injured his spine when a competitor at more than 200kph struck him.

The Associated Press on Wednesday quoted Villeneuve, who was returning to Quebec, as not knowing how long he would need to recover.

"I have no idea," he said. "I have to go and see a doctor in Montreal and he's going to put some screws in place to help me heal better."
Khatir Soltani
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