Jacques Villeneuve makes comments designed deliberately to trigger sensational headlines.<\/p>\n
That is the claim of Oskari Saari, a commentator for the Finnish broadcaster MTV3 who says he knows the 1997 world champion well.<\/p>\n
“Jacques is a great guy,” he said.\u00a0 “I always like to see him because I like to argue with him!\u00a0 He is always in a happy and positive mood when I see him.”<\/p>\n
Former Williams and Honda driver Villeneuve is now a regular television pundit for Sky Italia, but he also makes regular print headlines with his biting observations.<\/p>\n
Recently, he added fuel to the silly-season by suggesting Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are on the move, and after Hungary accused Nico Rosberg of trying to “destroy Lewis’ race”.<\/p>\n
MTV3’s Saari thinks he has figured Villeneuve out.<\/p>\n
“Last season he criticised Valtteri Bottas heavily,” he said, referring to the young Finn who in a competitive Williams has emerged in 2014 as a true star.<\/p>\n
“Last weekend I asked Villeneuve about that and he admitted that this year is going a little more smoothly for Bottas than last year!<\/p>\n
“I have the feeling that Villeneuve throws these things out there just for fun, just for the colour of the stories and for the headlines,” Saari charged.<\/p>\n
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