Mr. Speaker, racing driver Jacques Villeneuve won a brilliant victory at the 79th Indianapolis 500 on the weekend.
Overcoming a two lap penalty, Jacques Villeneuve made up his time, caught and then passed all the other drivers, moved into the lead, and stayed there to the finish.
This was the twenty-four year old driver's second time only at this American racecourse and his first victory. Quebecers will remember his father, Gilles, a Formula 1 driver and his brilliant victory at the Montreal Grand Prix. They will also remember with sadness his tragic death in 1982, during race trials in Belgium.
Quebecers will now be keen to follow the exploits of Jacques Villeneuve who, this weekend, reached the first milestone in a motor racing career that we hope will be long and happy.