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Villeneuve: Schumacher helped me win the 1997 championship

Article To news overview © AP Photo Former F1 driver and 1997 champion Jacques Villeneuve says he harbors no animosity towards seven-time champion Michael Schumacher after their duel for the 1997 title ended in acrimonious circumstances. Villeneuve who remains Williams' last world champion, had a monumental duel with Schumacher over the course of 1997 season. The Canadian ultimately came out ahead in the battle for supremacy, with Schumacher being disqualified from the final standings all together after trying to crash into Villeneuve in the final race of the season. "Michael came at me and helped me to win, therefore I cannot be angry with him," Villeneuve told Corriere della...
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