LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - Canadian Jacques Villeneuve welcomed BMW's takeover of his Sauber Formula One team on Wednesday.
"It's a bit of a nice surprise," he said.
"I think this news is very good for the team and I am very pleased that the deal could be concluded.
"It will trigger an almost certain budget increase for the entire operation and will allow the engineers and the drivers ...
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