Full Throttle

According to Alta Vista French-Canadian, or just plain French, for divorce is… divorce.

I’m not sure how any community property will be divided, much less any visitation rights for the “kids” and dogs, but if reports are true Jacques Villeneuve and long-time manager Craig Pollock are headed for divorce court.

According to the Journal de Montreal, the split was primarily due to Pollock’s personal life going in another direction.

“Craig has a new wife and he seems to want to concentrate on his new family life which will be centered in Europe,” Villeneuve was quoted as telling the French Fish Wrap.

“For my part, I chose to base myself here, in Canada, with my family, in order to pursue my career as a NASCAR driver. It’s going well so far with Bill Davis Racing. I want to concentrate on it and do my things here.”

Other reports suggest the breakup is due to mismanagement on Pollock’s part and allegations of “questionable tactics” surfaced in “Pollock’s business dealings in Europe.”

Ain’t that just like a spurned lover? As soon as the going gets tough they dredge up the past to fight in the present.

Oh well, all’s well that ends well I say. I’d much rather see Villeneuve fail on his merits rather than his lack of money to compete this year.

As it is all we can point to is the joint Villeneuve-Pollock screw-up, orchestrated by Pollock, that led to the reigning F1 champ competing for the disastrous British American Racing outfit and to Jacques’ ultimate F1 demise.

If I had the extra cash I’d chip in a few bucks to ensure Jacques had 36 opportunities to show his true worth I would. But I don’t.