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Villeneuve says safety car start in Monaco ridiculous

Jacques Villeneuve has slammed Formula 1's race director for starting the ‘jewel in the crown' Monaco race last Sunday behind the safety car. The 1997 world champion said it was 'ridiculous' that just because it was raining in the Principality for the race start, the normal grid start was called off and the drivers did seven laps behind the safety car. 'Seven laps behind the safety car — that's ridiculous,' Villeneuve, the 11-time grand prix winner who is now a pundit for Italian television, told Motorsport-Magazin.com. 'These are not tourists, they are the best paid drivers in the world. 'Formula one is already losing fans and things like this do not help at all because it...
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