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BMW and Villeneuve

Although BMW may not agree, Jacques Villeneuve is 'certain' he will line up for the German carmaker's works team beside Nick Heidfeld next year. BMW seemed to hint that Villeneuve's 2006 Sauber contract will not necessarily be carried over by saying in the Heidfeld statement that it fills 'the first cockpit' for 2006.

French Canadian JV, though, is adamant that his Peter Sauber-signed deal is rock solid. The 34-year-old former world champion asked F1 Racing magazine: "Why is it not certain? Look at Jenson (Button) -- he didn't want to stay at BAR last year, but his contract forced him to stay. Contracts are quite powerful things."

Indeed, using 'Buttongate II' as another example, the English star seems to have had to fork out a whopping sum to break the Williams pledge.

Of course, the saga may not end up in the negotiating room. Villeneuve says there is 'no indication' that BMW don't want him. And he reported: "I'm already building good relationships with Mario Theissen and the other BMW guys."

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