Villeneuve and Schumacher have long had a frosty relationship

 

Jacques Villeneuve has accused Michael Schumacher of a series of dirty tricks and lying to fans and fellow drivers. The ex-champion said Schumacher would "never" attain the hero status of other great drivers such as Ayrton Senna and thought he was "bigger than the sport".

"Michael isn't a great champion because he's played too many dirty tricks and isn't a great human being," Villeneuve said in a scathing personal attack.

Villeneuve claimed Schumacher would be quickly forgotten when he retired.

The Canadian has had a cool relationship with Schumacher since the German tried to drive his rival off the track while they were disputing the world championship in 1997.

That collision, in which Schumacher came of the worse, was just one a series of incidents highlighted by Villeneuve as examples of the seven-time champion's lack of "class" and "integrity".

He just stared in our eyes and lied

 

 

Jacques Villeneuve on Michael Schumacher

 

In an interview to be published next week in F1 Racing magazine, Villeneuve said: "I think the problem is that you don't ever see his true personality.

"He's a racer - but a pure racer, nothing but a racer and, because of that, I think the day he hangs up his helmet people will just forget him.

"Senna, by contrast, will never be forgotten. Some of that is the James Dean factor, of course, because he was killed in action at a young age, but not all of it.

"I don't even think Michael will live on in people's memories as strong or as long as [Alain] Prost has - certainly not as strong or as long as [Nigel] Mansell has.

"Those people attained a hero status that Michael never has and never will."

Villeneve said Schumacher displayed his true character in the controversial incident in qualifying at Monaco this year, when he deliberately parked his car to prevent title rival Fernando Alonso beating his qualifying time.

"Senna played dirty tricks too but he did it with more class, more integrity.

"When he took Prost out [in the Japanese Grand Prix] at Suzuka in 1990, he said he was going to do it before the race," said Villeneuve, who is expected to retire from F1 following BMW Sauber's decision to drop him last month.

Villeneuve beat Schumacher to the 1997 world title

 

"So, unlike Michael, who ridiculously insisted he was innocent at Monaco this year, Senna said, 'Yes, I did it. But I told you before the race that I was going to do it.'

"That's very different from what Michael did at Monaco and Jerez [in 1997] and Adelaide [in 1994 where he collided controversially with Damon Hill].

"Senna wasn't lying to the fans. Michael was. And the sad thing is that, of course, the fans accept it - they swear black is white, in fact - just so that they can go on respecting the sport they love. And Michael takes advantage of that loyalty."

Villeneuve was also infuriated by Schumacher's behaviour when the F1 drivers discussed the Monaco incident at a Grand Prix Drivers' Association meeting at the British Grand Prix.

"He lies not only to fans but to his fellow drivers, too," said Villeneuve.

"At the GPDA meeting at Silverstone he lied to us and he didn't even have the decency to appear embarrassed about it. He just stared in our eyes and lied.

"And we all knew we were being lied to but very few of us bothered to say anything.

"It's quite sad, really - because the reason Michael did what he did is that he thinks he's better than the rest of us.

"He thinks he's bigger than the sport, too, but he isn't. And when he retires, and no-one really remembers him, that will become clear."

i've already heard of it.

maybe i'm being biased, but saying that schumi is a bad human being and a bad champion is just horrible way to say "goodbye" to f1.

well, i don't give a shit about his opinion anyway cause evrybody's attacking michael... so... he's just one person among others O.o

i've already heard of it.

maybe i'm being biased, but saying that schumi is a bad human being and a bad champion is just horrible way to say "goodbye" to f1.

 

well, i don't give a shit about his opinion anyway cause evrybody's attacking michael... so... he's just one person among others O.o

 

"Senna wasn't lying to the fans. Michael was. And the sad thing is that, of course, the fans accept it - they swear black is white, in fact - just so that they can go on respecting the sport they love. And Michael takes advantage of that loyalty."

oh god, was he able to read aryton's and michael's mind?

huh, it seems our old Jacques still aint got over from his past with Schumi.

Come on man, i'm quite sure at least YOU will never forget Schumi!

Well Villeneuve shouldn't be talking about dirty tricks, so fuck off Villeneuve, go off and do your musical career, your crap and you know it.

^JV does have a point, though!;)

he does, schumacher is horrible, a dirty dirty cheat.

he does' date=' schumacher is horrible, a dirty dirty cheat.[/quote']

 

That just about covers it!:P

Well Villeneuve shouldn't be talking about dirty tricks' date=' so fuck off Villeneuve, go off and do your musical career, your crap and you know it.[/quote']

 

No, he's not. He can talk abot whatever he likes and he's not wrong here.

 

I think that Schumacher will never attain the status Senna did, mainly because Senna was killed. The same goes for Jacques Villeneuve, who achieved more in his career than his father but most people will only remember him as Gillles Villeneuve's son.

No, he's not. He can talk abot whatever he likes and he's not wrong here.

 

I think that Schumacher will never attain the status Senna did, mainly because Senna was killed. The same goes for Jacques Villeneuve, who achieved more in his career than his father but most people will only remember him as Gillles Villeneuve's son.

 

Wow! You're on late this evening! Where are you this time??:rolleyes:

schumacher is a bastard. he was laughing after the race where senna died. the germans will defend him of course, but he will rot in hell.

I agree with most of what Villeneuve has to say on the issue.

I agree with most of what Villeneuve has to say on the issue.

 

As do most people outside Germany!;)

schumacher is a bastard. he was laughing after the race where senna died. the germans will defend him of course' date=' but he will rot in hell.[/quote']

WTF? why are you insulting germans that way?!

perhaps it wasn't after the race and perhaps i didn't know about that.

ah well, fuck that i don't give a damn about what you're thinking anyway...

i bet you don't remember that one press conference michael cried because of senna.

whatever...

fuck that.

calling someone a bastard is a good point.

As do most people outside Germany!;)

why the fuck are you all so fucking wrong?!

we shouldn't we be proud of michael, huh?

and please, there are SOOOO MANY michael haters in germany.

you're just talking bullcrap.

why don't people wanna agree with the fact that michael is a living legend.

i mean ... as if all the michael haters watched the Senna races...

and please' date=' there are SOOOO MANY michael haters in germany.[/color']

you're just talking bullcrap.

 

Have you ever been to Hockenheim?

Oh well......the fans on hockenheim are fans that's for sure.....but I know many people here IN germany who don't like Schumi at all...;)

Oh well......the fans on hockenheim are fans that's for sure.....but I know many people here IN germany who don't like Schumi at all...;)

thank you :)

why the fuck are you all so fucking wrong?!

we shouldn't we be proud of michael, huh?

and please, there are SOOOO MANY michael haters in germany.

you're just talking bullcrap.

 

why don't people wanna agree with the fact that michael is a living legend.

i mean ... as if all the michael haters watched the Senna races...

 

Michael IS a living legend. He's broken almost every record that there is and has utterly dominated for over a decade- longer than an era in F1, really. He'll not be forgotton anytime soon.

 

I can't stand him myself, for the very reasons JV pointed out, but I don't think that changes anything- before his death I hated Senna too, to be honest, though I was probably too young to make that judgement very rationally.

 

As for Jaques, well, he's just being Jaques. It's what I both love him and hate him for. He says what many people think but few admit to, which will always ruffle feathers. A bit of poetic justice to it really, he came into the sport as a bit of a punk, he's leaving the same way, and he never compromised who he was that way. He never wore the sort of carefully constructed glossy veneer a certain other champion has enshrouded himself in.

^ okay.

i totally respect your opinion, but the way others took to express their opinion was just so wrong.

Oh well......the fans on hockenheim are fans that's for sure.....but I know many people here IN germany who don't like Schumi at all...;)

 

Well I'VE never met any of them!! Perhaps they are all living in your Kaff!!:P

Well I'VE never met any of them!! Perhaps they are all living in your Kaff!!:P

 

 

Well.....mark you are living in the Ruhrpott.....I'm not surprised by that.....I mean you can find those typical Ruhrpott-Prolls there...;)

 

I just have this picture of a man with VoKuHiLa on my mind right now who is wearing a Schumi shirt and who is drinking beer and behaving a-social...:laugh4: