Daniel Ricciardo fires back at Jacques Villeneuve at Canadian Grand Prix

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9:52 PM on Saturday, June 8, 2024

The Associated Press

MONTREAL (AP) — Daniel Ricciardo let Jacques Villeneuve hear it Saturday at the Canadian Grand Prix, a day after the former Canadian driver suggested he should no longer be in Formula 1. Ricciardo made a statement on the track by qualifying fifth for RB, then took aim at Villeneuve, saying: “I think he’s hit his head a few too many times, I don’t know if he plays ice hockey or something.” Villeneuve, the 1997 F1 champion and son of racing great Gilles Villeneuve, ranted about Ricciardo in a Sky Sports television broadcast, asking: “Why is he still in F1?” Ricciardo won the last of his eight career F1 victories in 2021. The 34-year-old Australian raced to his first F1 victory 10 years ago in Montreal.