JV's years in F1 and my opinions:
1996: was probably his best year in F1, he seriously impressed alough in a good car 9/10
1997: Champion but made hard work of it in the best car by far. 8/10
1998: Showed glimpses of brilliance after mid season in a bad car but was below average generally. 6/10
1999: Jumped ship to new team BAR. Was enthusiastic to start with but soon became frustrated in an unreliable car. Made a fool of himself in spa. 6/10
2000: Another poor season for BAR in what was a poor car 6/10
2001: see 2000
2002: Seemed to have some hunger back but generally was a poor season in still a rubbish car. 7/10
2003: Has been desperately unlucky with an unreliable but fast car and has been outshone by Button 7/10
All in all IMHO JV has never really impressed me in F1 although i would like to see him in a top team for 1 season to finally prove himself as a fast driver (if he can??)
cheers, Steve
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Jenson Button and BAR..........Watch them fly in 2004