Villeneuve close to deal

Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve is close to signing a contract with Formula One hopefuls Stefan GP, team boss Zoran Stefanovic said yesterday. The Serbian outfit does not have a 2010 entry but is hoping to race this year given that new teams...

Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve is close to signing a contract with Formula One hopefuls Stefan GP, team boss Zoran Stefanovic said yesterday.

The Serbian outfit does not have a 2010 entry but is hoping to race this year given that new teams Campos and US F1 have yet to test their cars or complete their driver line-ups ahead of the first grand prix of the season in Bahrain on March 14.

"We are very near to a contract with Jacques Villeneuve, and probably also with another driver as our reserve driver. But the first one which will be with us is Kazuki Nakajima," Stefanovic said.

Canadian driver Villeneuve, 38, won the Formula One title way back in 1997 with Williams and most recently raced in NASCAR having last competed in Formula One for Sauber in 2006.

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