Looks at Schumacher's undisputed number one statusIn the hours before
Michael Schumacher's last Grand Prix, his harshest critic - 1997 title rival Jacques
Jacques Villeneuve - has issued one final verdict on the record holding seven-time champion.
35-year-old
Jacques Villeneuve,
who was forced out of the BMW team earlier in the year and called time on his own Formula One career, said he did not doubt either the success or the dedication of the Ferrari veteran.
Jacques Villeneuve reckons Schumacher often drove 'inconsiderately', 'unfairly', and 'made his own rules'.
To the Welt newspaper, the French Canadian also insisted: "I don't believe that you can judge the greatness or the quality of a sportsman by his achievements alone."
Jacques Villeneuve, the victim of Schumacher's notorious move at Jerez in 1997, said he was disturbed by Schumacher's insistence that he be a perpetual 'number one' within his team.
"And I'm not only referring to the equipment he and his team-mates receive. I'm talking about the psychological support, the way the drivers are treated by the team," he said.
He said he wouldn't have accepted the job as Schumacher's number two.
"I accept that Michael did not want me,"
Jacques Villeneuve insisted, "but I would never have slipped into the role of an Eddie Irvine or a Barrichello or a Massa."
Source GMM
