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Villeneuve 'struggled to comprehend' speed of modern Alpine F1 car

Jacques Villeneuve admitted his test run at Monza this week onboard Alpine's A521 delivered an experience very different to the F1 he once knew, and left his brain "struggling to comprehend" the speed and grip of a modern Grand Prix machine. The 1997 F1 World Champion was invited by Alpine after last weekend's Italian Grand Prix to sample its 2021 car, a test for which the Canadian prepared by getting acquainted with his mount in the team's simulator at Enstone. But the sim run proved challenging for Villeneuve who raced with the French outfit under its Renault guise in 2044 "It made me sick!" he said, speaking to RacingNews 365. "When you step on the brake pedal,...
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