Former F1 world champion boots toilet door down and has CEILING fall on him after getting stuck in cubicle
A FORMER F1 world champion has booted a toilet door down after getting locked inside.
Jacques Villeneuve was hit on the head by failing CEILING as he made his daring escape.
Villeneuve, 53, won the world title in 1997 while racing for Williams Racing.
However, he was caught in a tricky position while on his travels to Australia.
Taking to Instagram, the Canadian former driver revealed that he had got himself stuck in a toilet at the Milano Malpensa Airport.
He wrote: “Been stuck in the toilets for the last 20 minutes and security incapable of getting me out.
“Toilet flushing every 30 seconds. Having a blast. Very impressive.
“Good start to the trip to Australia.”
The post was accompanied by a selfie picture of himself in the cubicle.
Villeneuve updated his followers as he was able to get out of the cubicle after half an hour.
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But in doing so he accidentally caused a ceiling block to fall on his head after booting the door open.
He added: “Managed to get out after 30 minutes.
“Had to kick the door down, and a block from the ceiling fell on my head.
“Ready to get down under. Travelling is .”
The picture showed the damage the retired driver caused to the cubicle as the door had been kicked off its hinges.
Villeneuve’s 73.1k followers found the ordeal hilarious as they flooded the comment section.
One joked: “S*** happens….”
A second posted: “Have you got a newspaper?”
A third commented: “It’s door out and away we go!”
A fourth wrote: “Still a better place to be stuck in than the 1999 BAR.”
A fifth said: “This is the best story of the week, hands down.”
Another added: “Longest pit stop ever.”
Villeneuve was the first driver from Canada ever to win the World Championship.
The driver left Williams in 1999 as he switched teams to British American Racing for the next four years.
He finished his F1 career with a two-year stint at Renault and Sauber between 2004 and 2006.
After leaving F1, the Canadian entered NASCAR in the US, winning two races from 23 starts.
Throughout his career, he has also written lyrics for songs, and in 2005 he rented a professional recording studio in Paris to hear his music better.
The same year he released the song Accepterais-tu, and in 2007 he released the acoustic rock album, Private Paradise.
Meanwhile, the 2025 F1 season start is right around the corner.
The first race in Melbourne will be on March 16 for the Australian GP.