Seems to be a bit of a he said, she said situation. Apparently motorsport.com has seen some e-mails showing Villenueve quit before Vautier was announced.
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Vanwall team boss Colin Kolles has insisted that the decision to bring in a replacement for Le Mans was made with the full agreement of Villeneuve.
He told Motorsport.com earlier this week that the reasoning for bringing in Vautier was twofold: a lack of mileage on the part of Villeneuve in the Vanwall and the impending birth of his latest child.
Motorsport.com has since seen email evidence that allegedly shows that Villeneuve made the decision to quit the Vanwall programme ahead of the announcement of Vautier.
The email is dated after a three-day test at Monza in which Villeneuve drove on the opening day before his team-mates took over.
It was Villeneuve's first proper test in the car, which he only briefly sampled late last year at Barcelona prior to the start of his season’s WEC at Sebring in March.
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https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/...mans/10476337/