No truth in McLaren Villeneuve rumour

Where next?
By pitpass.com (24/10/2003)
October 24 2003

It's been reported elsewhere that Craig Pollock, in Australia for the penultimate round of the 2003 Champ Car series, is telling reporters that not only will Jacques Villeneuve have a drive in 2005, but that he will be testing with McLaren in 2004.

The Woking outfit refuses to dignify Pollock's comments with any sort of official response, however when Ron Dennis was asked about the possibility of Villeneuve joining his team in a recent press conference he simply burst out laughing.

McLaren already has David Coulthard and Kimi Raikkonen under contract for 2004 along with test drivers Alexander Wurz and Pedro de la Rosa, there simply isn't room for Villeneuve.

Besides which, there is absolutely no way that Ron Dennis could work with Pollock, indeed there are very few, if any, in the pitlane that would be willing to have the Scot on-board.

And that's one of the biggest problems facing JV.

This article was written by pitpass.com and is used with permission. Thanks to them for the picture, too!