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Jacques Villeneuve has little doubt this year’s title winner will be Sebastian Vettel.
The 1997 world champion said the reigning title winner, who is 77 points clear his nearest challenger and in the dominant Red Bull, is surely heading for back-to-back spoils later in 2011.
"This year, definitely, the favourite is Vettel. He’s going to win it very easily unless he does something stupid," the French Canadian is quoted by Spain’s Europa Press.
Villeneuve, 40, added that the 23-year-old German’s position at present could be described as being "in the clouds".
"His car is incredible and he has a very strong team; everyone is behind him; the mechanics, the sponsors, a great car. When things are like that, you’re in the clouds - nothing can go wrong," he insisted.
The former Williams and Sauber driver also commented on the recent fortunes of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton.
"Hamilton is aggressive and that’s good, it’s good to see that, but sometimes you have to know when to go for it and when to use your head," said Villeneuve.
Source: Auto123
Sebastian Vettel would be "stupid" to switch to Ferrari if he knows Red Bull can supply a quicker car.
That is the view of Helmut Marko, the energy drink company Red Bull’s motor racing right-hand man for team owner Dietrich Mateschitz.
Austrian Marko, 67, is known to be close to fellow German speaker and new world champion Vettel, but the 23-year-old has recently been musing about a future switch to Ferrari.
"It’s only natural for a race driver to dream of Ferrari, and for Ferrari to want a great driver like Sebastian," he told Bild newspaper.
But Marko is not worried that Vettel will make the switch any time soon.
"Sebastian won’t leave us just because of the Ferrari legend," he insisted. "He is smart enough to know that the time would have to be right for him.
"He would have to be stupid to go there with Fernando Alonso.
"We are the world championship team, and as long as we offer Sebastian a package that is better than the others, he’s not going to leave just because of a mythical history," added Marko.
Source: Nextgen
