JUNE 16, 1997
Jacques's trip to Paris
JACQUES VILLENEUVE received a reprimand from the FIA World Motor Sports Council last week for comments he made in the German magazine Der Spiegel.
Villeneuve agreed that the words used were inappropriate but argued that they had been probably been mistranslated by the journalist who had written the article.
Jacques was warned that he will face serious sanction if the same happens again in the future. As soon as the meeting was over Villeneuve flew back to Canada on a Challenger private jet made available to him by Canadair, the company which builds the planes.