Jacques Villeneuve announces Sky Sports F1 plan for 2025 season after Damon Hill exit
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Jacques Villeneuve says he is open to more appearances on Sky Sports in 2025. The former Formula 1 racer was popular among viewers when he appeared as a guest pundit at the Canadian Grand Prix in June. Known for his blunt analysis, Villeneuve in particular did not hold back on Daniel Ricciardo which sparked a public war of words between them that went on for several days.
Villeneuve was brought back again a few months later for the Singapore Grand Prix, where he labelled McLaren "pathetic" over their controversial 'Papaya Rules' which dictated how drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri should race against one another. An English and French speaker, the 1997 F1 drivers' champion is no stranger to punditry work having appeared many times for France's Canal+ and Sky's Italian broadcasts. And, speaking to Mirror Sport, via SportsCasting, he said he would love to appear again in front of the English-language audience.
He said: "I've been having fun doing TV for over 10 years with Canal Plus, I've worked with Sky Italia and in 2024 I worked with Sky UK. I had an absolute blast! It was so fun, it was a big group but a really good group. "I was surprised by how open the conversations were. Whether you agreed or disagreed in conversations, it got you thinking. Concerning next year, of course I would be happy to do more.".
Sky Sports has yet to confirm its punditry line-up for the 2025 F1 season. One regular who will definitely be absent, though, is Damon Hill. The 1996 champion announced last month that he was leaving the broadcaster after more than a decade as a rotating guest.
