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| | Formula One champion without a ride - British American Racing does not renew driver Jacques Villeneuve for 2004 |
 | | Montreal, October 5 -- Former F1 champ Jacques Villeneuve has been informed that he will not be renewed by the British American Racing team for the 2004 Formula One season, his long time manager and mentor, Craig Pollock, announced today. |
 | | The native of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, joined the team for its inaugural season in 1999, after winning the Formula One World Driver's championship with Williams. |
 | | He moved into Formula One racing after two stellar seasons in CART, capturing that series' Rookie of the Year Award with the Player's Racing Team in 1994, and then winning the Driver's championship in 1995, the same year he triumphed in the fabled Indy 500. |
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