From: chrisj@dircon.co.uk (Christine Johnston)
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Subject: Secret Diary of Jacques Villeneuve - Monza
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 17:39:37 +0000
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[yeah yeah, I know, its late....]

Friday, 5 September 1997
For sure there's nothing like seeing Michael in trouble.  Except maybe
seeing HHF DNF.  But today we were dominant and Ferrari were nowhere.
Of course this isn't qualifying but seeing Michael's troubled face gives
me a good feeling about this one.  Patrick was back to giving me those
admiring looks again as I talked in the garage about Williams being back
to their dominant ways.  HHF had print outs of the timings and had
highlighted himself at the top and left copies all over the motorhome
for Frank to find.  I think I prefer him when he gibbers.  You wouldn't
find me being such a sad case.  Frank recognises my true inner genius.
And I have him on the circulation list for my press releases just to
ensure he does.  After all, he's so positive about my services for next
year he's almost blase about sitting down to do the paperwork.  Which
left me plenty of time to joke with Damon about where he's going next
year but I think he must have misheard me as he put a hand on my
shoulder and said 'Remember Monza last year?'  I fail to see what tyre
walls have to do with contracts and was just about to say so to Craig
but he was hurrying up the steps to Frank's motorhome.

Saturday, 6 September 1997
It's not that HHF is a tosser that annoys me - its that he's a useless
tosser.  Why couldn't he have been a useful one and blocked the laps of
Fisichella, Alesi or Michael instead of some bloke down in 14th?
Doesn't he realise he's only here to offset my genius into sharp relief?
Oh and those German engines of course.  As it was things just didn't
click right during qualifying but this doesn't matter so much when I see
Michael down in 9th.  For sure Eddie will probably take him out at the
first chicane.  But I'm just going to have to use those dazzling racing
skills I've showed so much of this year in order to take this race.
It's just a shame Stallone won't be filming here tomorrow to see it.  I
didn't get to meet him earlier due to a slight mix up when Bernie
thought I wasn't in the garage and told Stallone 'There's nobody famous
here, let me introduce you to Michael and Damon'.  

Sunday, 7 September 1997
This race would have been mine for sure if the pit crew had worked a
little faster.  They'll just have to practice more.  I'm sure they did a
better job for HHF as he was on the podium.  And I'll have to have a
word with Renault about my lack of horsepower.  There's no other way to
explain my being stuck for the race behind Fisichella.  Still, at least
I've pulled a point back on Michael.  HHF came back to the garage
happily clutching his trophy and saying how it'll match the one the won
at Spa.  As Patrick totted up the constructors points at the debrief HHF
leaned over and said to me 'The way your coming storming back at Michael
you should be ahead of him in the points by...oooooh... South America
next year'.  For sure he won't be so cocky after I've had a work with
Frank about making him the No 2 he so obviously is.  I'm sure Frank will
see the reasonableness of this.  He has to.