McLaren's Jacques Villeneuve has been brutally critical, and not without reason. Ever since it became clear that the Papayas had lost their chance at the individual championship, he has consistently claimed that it was always secondary to them...
This is unprofessional to say the least, at this level it's rather ridiculous, which Villeneuve couldn't leave unnoticed either:
"McLaren said something incredible after the Brazilian Grand Prix because they started talking about how the priority for them is not the individual championship, but the constructors' championship. And that's always been the case... That's more than strange, because only sworn losers say something like that, and according to that, McLaren is a loser. I admit that there is money in the constructors' championship, but in reality that's all, nobody cares who wins it.
"In the end, people will only remember who won the drivers' race, and in their eyes, the team championship is won by the individual winner. The constructors' victory is for the experts and the wallets, it looks good on paper, but I say it again: nobody cares... It's a shame about this mentality because they're having a great season and it's already a great achievement to have forced Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing to fight," Villeneuve declared with his own honesty.
