Jacques Villeneuve has been mocked on social media over a link on his profile (Image: GETTY)
One-time world champion Jacques Villeneuve has been mocked on social media after some fans noticed that a link on his profile accidentally directs to a pornographic website.Villeneuve, who regularly appears as a pundit on , has over 26,000 followers on his X (formerly Twitter) account. He has not posted since 2015 and his profile appears to be in dire need of updating.There is a link in his bio which is intended to direct users to his old website, but the page is no longer active. The web address is now linked to a porn site, which opens when it is clicked.The same link features in Villeneuve’s most recent post, which is supposed to be a story on his former website announcing that he would be racing in Formula E for the 2015/16 season.
Villeneuve has not posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account in nearly a decade (Image: GETTY)
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It was noticed by several users, with @sinnerenjoyer posting: “Do NOT open the link in Jacques Villeneuve’s bio I’m not joking save yourselves.”@oscarollie8187 replied: “I thought you were joking and checked, I regret my action.” @ricciardoswrist added: “I should’ve stayed curious, the way the smile faded on my face.”Some fans offered up potential explanations, with @dangi1e commenting: “I think it’s because the website ownership expired and someone else bought it maybe?” @aasfi95 added: “Okay, so that website was taken over or hacked.”Others urged people to let Villeneuve know what the link redirects to, with @Luv4EstieBestie saying: “Okay but why is no one telling him?”
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It remains to be seen if the link will be removed from Villeneuve’s profile, with his current lack of social media presence opening him up for ridicule. The unfortunate mishap could have been easily avoided through regular maintenance of his page.Villeneuve recently said that he was hoping to appear on Sky Sports more regularly in 2025 following the exit of Damon Hill, who left the broadcaster at the end of last season.He told : “I’ve been having fun doing TV for over 10 years with Canal Plus, I’ve worked with Sky Italia and in 2024 I worked with Sky UK. I had an absolute blast! It was so fun, it was a big group but a really good group.”I was surprised by how open the conversations were. Whether you agreed or disagreed in conversations, it got you thinking. Concerning next year, of course I would be happy to do more.”