DiCaprio's electric team pulls plug on Villeneuve

Former Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve's venture into electric racing with a team co-founded by Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has fizzled out after three rounds. The Monaco-based Venturi Formula E team said on Friday they had parted company with the 44-year-old Canadian driver by 'mutual agreement' following 'disagreement over the future direction of the team'. Villeneuve, who won his F1 title with Williams in 1997 and is also an Indy 500 winner, made his debut in the electric series in Beijing last October but retired after a collision.

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