Jacques Villeneuve has been back in the news this week after confirming he will race in the FIA World Rallycross Championship.
He also delivered a damning verdict on the state of modern F1 in a series of media interviews.
For this week’s Caption Competition here’s an unusual picture of Villeneuve with team mate Nick Heidfeld during his last F1 season with BMW Sauber in 2006.
Wield your wit and suggest the funniest caption you can come up with below. A selection of the best will appear in the next F1 Fanatic round-up.
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Image © BMW
Ninjenius (@ninjenius)
15th February 2014, 12:51
Having publicly criticised the current state of F1, Jacques Villeneuve sends out invitations to his new rivalling racing category. He receives only one reply.
hunocsi (@hunocsi)
15th February 2014, 12:52
Two field workers help children move about in a BMW PR event. With some straw.
Daniel Thomas (@iamdanthomas)
15th February 2014, 12:52
“Hey Nick, we need some kind of drag reduction system here”
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
15th February 2014, 18:01
hehe not bad! :)
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
15th February 2014, 23:48
seriously, what kind of PR work was that?!??!
John Sertori (@Adorimedia)
15th February 2014, 12:54
“So Mario said to me “tidy my garden and I’ll think about it”. So I did and I kept my race seat!”
Alex Brown (@splittimes)
15th February 2014, 12:58
“I thought you hated gimmicks.”
Eric (@fletch)
15th February 2014, 13:05
Nick this reminds me of when my dad made me clear snowmobile tracks in the summertime. Tabernac!
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
15th February 2014, 13:10
Villeneuve: “We could really use a drag reduction system right now”
Chris (@tophercheese21)
15th February 2014, 14:11
HA! Love it.
alexf1man (@alexf1man)
15th February 2014, 14:33
Nick: “If only there was some way to reduce the rear downforce”
Jacques: “But who will listen to you? You’ve never even won a race, yet alone a championship – so if you were a team you wouldn’t be part of the Strategy Working Group”
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
15th February 2014, 18:04
Sorry, I’ve just realised now that my caption is very similar to @iamdanthomas!
Tom L. (@tom-l)
15th February 2014, 13:11
“Jacques, are you sure these mandrake roots will make our car faster?”
VMaxMuffin (@vmaxmuffin)
15th February 2014, 13:11
The Petronas team was clearly no match for BMW power in this tug of war event.
Jono (@jporter88)
15th February 2014, 13:12
“Just you wait till the boys in the factory see my new KERS idea”
matt90 (@matt90)
15th February 2014, 13:12
“See, I told you all that F1 was much less silly back when I raced.”
Mathers (@mathers)
15th February 2014, 13:26
Jacques and Nick introduce the first two pilots in the BMW Young Driver Scheme…
Tiananmen
15th February 2014, 13:28
For once we need less grip!
Sam (@)
15th February 2014, 13:34
J:So I’m going to drive cars again, rally cross.
H: Really?
Pandaslap (@pandaslap)
16th February 2014, 18:13
@ardenflo This made laugh very, very hard. Well done!
Robbie
15th February 2014, 13:35
“JV and NH are pictured here trying out the proposed new testing restrictions. It was the last straw for both JV and BMW.”
@HoHum (@hohum)
15th February 2014, 15:22
+
Sam (@)
15th February 2014, 13:35
“Those jeans”
…
Yappy
15th February 2014, 13:36
“More reliable than Renault”
Or
“It has taken us 2 hours but we have clocked in more mileage than Red Bull”
drew (@the-speedster)
15th February 2014, 13:37
NEW LOW!!! F1 drivers Villeneuve and Heidfeld caught steeling children at bmw pr event
drew (@the-speedster)
15th February 2014, 13:41
I meant to say former f1 teamates not f1 drivers
Robbie
15th February 2014, 13:37
NH: Hey Jacques! Ever get the feeling you’re being followed?
Robbie
15th February 2014, 13:45
The revised Young Driver Training Program in action. JV and NH pass along their knowledge of picking up a tow and drafting.
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
15th February 2014, 13:47
As it turns out, F1 drivers do not know how a three legged race work.
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
15th February 2014, 13:48
*works
Lucas Wilson (@full-throttle-f1)
15th February 2014, 13:55
“Bernie’s latest gimmick is for drivers to do a Le-Man’s start whilst dragging children before they can race. Predictably though, Jacques gave up halfway through, dyed his hair and released a bunch of terrible songs”
Mashiat (@)
15th February 2014, 14:05
JV: “You know, I’m starting to wish that we could use some kind of movable rear wing right now as my rear right is cramped.”
Mashiat (@)
15th February 2014, 14:06
JV: “Okay, this was NOT part of my contract!”
Mashiat (@)
15th February 2014, 14:07
JV: “Dang, this is proving to be so hard but at least I’m lapping at a similar pace with you.”
NH: ” Yeah, Not Bad for a Number 2 driver.”
David not Coulthard (@)
15th February 2014, 14:20
Adding 1 break-humanpower to the power of the car on race day.
ForzaAlanRabbit (@jojobudgie)
15th February 2014, 14:22
+1
ForzaAlanRabbit (@jojobudgie)
15th February 2014, 14:21
Heidfeld:So how do you think the car will perform?
Villeneuve:Quicker than we are moving these people!
S.J.M (@sjm)
15th February 2014, 14:22
Child#1 “These 2 BMW engines pull really well”
David not Coulthard (@)
15th February 2014, 14:24
Petronas – so slippery you’ll easily be able to carry a child on leaves with Petronas spread on its bottom.
OmarR-Pepper (@)
15th February 2014, 14:27
“Hey, this kid Sebastian is quite bossy, I even have to pull him”.
Robbie
15th February 2014, 14:47
You know you’re wealthy when you can afford F1 drivers for your kids’ birthday party.
Robbie
15th February 2014, 14:49
JV and NH draw straws for number one status on the team.
Lucas Wilson (@full-throttle-f1)
15th February 2014, 15:15
+1
Neel Jani (@neelv27)
15th February 2014, 14:50
Nick, “This is not how you do Rallycross champ!”
Dane
15th February 2014, 14:51
After kidnapping two small children, Villeneuve and Heidfeld soon found themselves without an F1 drive.
Mashiat (@)
15th February 2014, 14:53
JV: “Why did the FIA ask us to do this?”
NH: “They wanted to check how reliable the 2020 engine would be.”
Neel Jani (@neelv27)
15th February 2014, 14:54
The good old days of Formula 1 when people still followed us!
Robbie
15th February 2014, 15:00
Kid 1: Faster driver, faster!
Kid 2: Push driver, push!
NH to JV: And we thought we’d have a break today from radio chatter.
MahavirShah (@mahavirshah)
15th February 2014, 15:13
NH : “Didn’t I say that the car feels exactly like dragging dead weight ion a grass field?”
MahavirShah (@mahavirshah)
15th February 2014, 15:13
*on a grass field
Tomsk (@tomsk)
15th February 2014, 15:15
“Haha, I can pull mine faster than you, he’s lighter,” says the kid on the right.
HK (@me4me)
15th February 2014, 15:42
Girl on the left: “Run forest, run! Bernie is waiting for us”
schooner (@schooner)
15th February 2014, 15:45
“Cleaning up this park would be a lot easier if these darn kids would leave us alone!’
Theo Parkinson (@theo-hrp)
15th February 2014, 15:53
Villeneuve and Heidfeld attempt to replicate the sound of the new v6 engines.
colinf (@colinf)
15th February 2014, 16:19
“Dad, you told us there’d be REAL Formula 1 drivers here…”
verstappen (@verstappen)
15th February 2014, 16:46
Heidfeld kid: ‘I asked mine to grow a beard, wanna bet he complies?’
Villeneuve kid: ‘No man, I asked mine to never whine again, but somehow I think he won’t comply…’
Jeppis
15th February 2014, 16:48
Look, we are actually ahead of someone!
icemangrins (@icemangrins)
15th February 2014, 17:10
All I said is that I can do anything in my capacity to be a champion again
Neil
15th February 2014, 17:20
In my day, drivers had individuality and personality and didn’t have to wear embarrassingly identical outfits to cringeworthy photoshoots.
Gill (@gill)
15th February 2014, 17:46
JV : I was wrong…… DRS is needed….
Hamilfan (@hamilfan)
15th February 2014, 17:56
JV : So , is this the way of popularizing the sport at the grassroots level ?
JackySteeg
15th February 2014, 17:57
Jacques and Nick demonstrate the FIA’s latest 2014 rule change to improve the show.
Goriot
15th February 2014, 18:03
“They went too far with that damn cost reduction!”
ACx
15th February 2014, 18:27
Are we holding Yewtrees?
Damon (@damon)
15th February 2014, 18:42
J: Stop cheating, Nick.
N: I’m not! You shouldn’t have taken the fatter kid :-)
J: K… whatever…
RFB
15th February 2014, 18:42
Jacques and Nick discover with disappointment what Petronas actually meant when they asked the drivers to go on a campaign to bring more spectators to the Malaysia GP.
Breno (@austus)
15th February 2014, 19:01
Villeueneve practicing on the dirt, preparing for the World Rally Championship.
Little_M_Lo (@pezlo2013)
15th February 2014, 19:06
Slow down Jacques, you’re as determined as if you think F1 has too many pay drivers!
hemingway
15th February 2014, 21:16
Child 1 to child 2:
“Lets call them two old bankers with a B, otherwise the caption won’t be allowed”.
greg-c
15th February 2014, 21:27
Hey this pay driver era makes it dead set easy to get a drive . Too bad your broke Nick !
avl0
15th February 2014, 21:53
Villeneuve: “You know when I said modern f1 drivers lacked personality? I totally meant you.”
electrolite (@electrolite)
15th February 2014, 22:49
‘Hey Jacques, what you think is more dead: this tree, or your career?’
a baker
15th February 2014, 22:50
I told you these kids are heaver than they look
AMR (@aiera-music)
15th February 2014, 22:54
“A few more of these Jacques, and you can practice on pulling your own weight again before you lose your F1 seat.”
Jack (@jmc200)
15th February 2014, 23:42
“They said that if we pull these kids over there, they’ll give us clothes that fit properly”
Melkurion
16th February 2014, 0:41
Not sure this is what they mean when they say: having kids makes a driver slower!
AMR (@aiera-music)
16th February 2014, 4:39
“So I guess what I’m trying to say is this was how it was like driving the BAR in ’99!”
Todfod (@todfod)
16th February 2014, 9:50
F1 in 2030 – Moving from Horsepower to Manpower
acedown
16th February 2014, 12:34
This is the deal Nick, we drag these rascals on the grid, we sacrifice them to Bernie, and we are off the hook.
After, we can start the folk band we always wanted to start; of course, I’ll be the band leader.
Broke84 (@broke84)
16th February 2014, 14:51
JV and NH once again showing the world that by saving money on ploughs you can use the extra money to run a GP
Pink Peril
16th February 2014, 21:08
NH: This is the last time we play ‘truth or dare’ with Bernie!
David Bretz (@cynical)
17th February 2014, 0:34
JV: This is the last straw. I’m finished with F1.
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
17th February 2014, 18:22
So, this is the junior driving program?
David (@southpaw)
20th February 2014, 3:45
JV: Pretty heavy, huh Nick?
NH: Really dude..?
Micklaren
20th February 2014, 7:34
Extreme measures were called for by the Malaysian Government to fill every grandstand seat at the Sepang circuit!
Apexor
23rd February 2014, 21:31
This is how Formula-E will be raced.