Editing Jacques Villeneuve (section)

====1999–2000====
[[File:Jacques Villeneuve 2000 Belgium.jpg|thumb|Villeneuve competing for [[British American Racing]] at the {{F1GP||2000 Belgian}}.]]

Villeneuve was joined at BAR by former McLaren test driver [[Ricardo Zonta]] for most of the season and then by [[Mika Salo]] for three {{Not a typo|Grands Prix}}. His [[BAR 01]] car was efficient and fast but chronically unreliable.{{Sfn|Camus|2007|pp=233–234}}<ref name="ARD1999">{{cite journal|date=November 1999|title=Jacques Villeneuve: Starting Over|journal=Auto Racing Digest|volume=27|issue=6|issn=0090-8029|page=44}}</ref> He failed to finish each of the first eleven races due to either mechanical trouble or crashing.{{Sfn|Edwards|1999|pp=88, 115, 120–127}} Villeneuve was only able to finish four Grands Prix with a best finish of eighth at the {{F1 GP|1999|Italian}}.{{Sfn|Camus|2007|pp=233–234}} Villeneuve qualified a season-high fifth at the {{F1 GP|1999|San Marino}} and was briefly third in the {{F1 GP|1999|Spanish}} two events later before retiring.<ref name="ARD1999" /> During qualifying for the {{F1 GP|1999|Belgian}}, he suffered a high-speed crash through Eau Rouge corner, which destroyed his car but left him uninjured. He tallied no points towards the Drivers' Championship.{{Sfn|Edwards|1999|pp=88, 115, 120–127}}

For the [[2000 Formula One World Championship|2000 season]], his [[BAR 002]] car had a more reliable and powerful works [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] engine, and Zonta was again his teammate.<ref name="MMagBio" />{{Sfn|Camus|2007|pp=233–243}}{{Sfn|Domenjoz|2000|pp=40, 50–51, 218}} Villeneuve finished fourth at the season-opening {{F1GP|2000|Australian}} and scored two more points by placing fifth at the {{F1GP|2000|San Marino}} two races later. He also finished fourth at the {{F1GP|2000|French}}, the {{F1GP|2000|Austrian}} and the {{F1GP|2000|United States}}. Villeneuve scored points in the final two races by finishing sixth at the {{F1GP|2000|Japanese}} and fifth at the {{F1GP|2000|Malaysian}}.{{Sfn|Domenjoz|2000|pp=40, 50–51, 218}} Overall, his performances had improved from 1999 due to a better built and more reliable car.{{Sfn|Domenjoz|2000|pp=40, 50–51, 218}} Villeneuve  finished the season seventh in the Drivers' Championship with 17 points.{{Sfn|Camus|2007|pp=233–243}}