Says former Champion Nigel MansellJacques Villeneuve could be a surprise package of 2006, according to fellow former Champion Nigel Mansell.
The 1992 title winner thinks the French Canadian - who lifted F1`s big trophy five years later - is capable of again finding the sort of form that put him wheel to wheel with Michael Schumacher throughout `97.
« Jacques can be extremely fast » 52-year-old Mansell remarked.
Villeneuve, 34, copped a lot of flak in 2005, as he returned full time to Formula One with Sauber. At the end of 2004, Villeneuve also disappointed observers by failing to get up to speed with a Renault stint.
But Mansell commented : « If BMW stand fully behind him, I think he could surprise some people. »
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