Former Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve doesn’t believe Kimi Raikkonen was deserved of his 2007 world championship, which he won by just a single point.
The Canadian made the comments to Brazilian website TotalRace whilst he was in the country competing in the stock car race at Interlagos, the location Raikkonen overcame a points deficit to win the title.
“If Kimi won the championship, he did it by luck, because he didn’t deserve it,” said Villeneuve, adding: “Felipe [Massa] deserved it a lot more. He was always more capable than Kimi and it was easy to beat him.”
Villeneuve further defended the Brazilian who narrowly missed out on securing his maiden title the following year when Lewis Hamilton snatched it on the final lap of the race.
“He [Massa] has the speed. He is capable of driving strongly, working in the car. I don’t have any doubt about that.
“But he needs to do even more, because it’s [Fernando] Alonso’s team, which is normal, given that he is a double world champion. That’s the logic. If your team-mate is a double world champion, it’s normal that the team will focus on him.
“He [Massa] has won races and almost a championship, maybe two. He’s a great driver. Right now he is driving strongly for Ferrari. I don’t get people who criticise him.”
