- 05 Jul 11, 10:33#263975
Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve has said Formula One no longer interests him, even as a spectator.
Even though he has been loosely linked with several teams, he is now 40 and his career as an F1 driver seems over. But speaking to Reuters, he said the whole spectacle of the sport was now a turn off.
"I don't watch the races anymore," he said. "I'm done, for the first time ever. I just can't be bothered. Halfway through the race I'm yawning and it's really tough ... and I just get upset."
Villeneuve, who was recently been competing in NASCAR, said the races were too predictable, and he slammed the introduction of DRS.
"I really don't care to see overtaking with DRS," he said. "I prefer to see Lewis [Hamilton] going for it and sometimes it ends in tears but at least it's fun. All the other overtaking with the DRS, I'm just falling asleep. Useless. Boring. It's not even racing.
"People now think 'Oh, he's going to overtake me. Why bother?' And that's it. No excitement. Nothing."
Villeneuve also attacked the stewarding of races, claiming there was a policy of punishing genuine mistakes rather than poor driving. "That's wrong. Mistakes happen. You run into each other, that's life, that's racing and too bad. Then you see a lot of weaving and nasty stuff happening and there's no penalties for that. That's where it's wrong.
"You need to let the drivers go for it and if they bang wheels, too bad. It's fun, it's a good show, the fans are up in the grandstands and they can scream and shout about it. That's good, that's what you want."
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He's absolutely right!!
If he bothered to still watch races, we should've started a petition to put him on board as a race steward. Instead of the mutts we have now.
Even though he has been loosely linked with several teams, he is now 40 and his career as an F1 driver seems over. But speaking to Reuters, he said the whole spectacle of the sport was now a turn off.
"I don't watch the races anymore," he said. "I'm done, for the first time ever. I just can't be bothered. Halfway through the race I'm yawning and it's really tough ... and I just get upset."
Villeneuve, who was recently been competing in NASCAR, said the races were too predictable, and he slammed the introduction of DRS.
"I really don't care to see overtaking with DRS," he said. "I prefer to see Lewis [Hamilton] going for it and sometimes it ends in tears but at least it's fun. All the other overtaking with the DRS, I'm just falling asleep. Useless. Boring. It's not even racing.
"People now think 'Oh, he's going to overtake me. Why bother?' And that's it. No excitement. Nothing."
Villeneuve also attacked the stewarding of races, claiming there was a policy of punishing genuine mistakes rather than poor driving. "That's wrong. Mistakes happen. You run into each other, that's life, that's racing and too bad. Then you see a lot of weaving and nasty stuff happening and there's no penalties for that. That's where it's wrong.
"You need to let the drivers go for it and if they bang wheels, too bad. It's fun, it's a good show, the fans are up in the grandstands and they can scream and shout about it. That's good, that's what you want."
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He's absolutely right!!
If he bothered to still watch races, we should've started a petition to put him on board as a race steward. Instead of the mutts we have now.
Breaking News:Lewis Hamilton has officially overtaken The Fonz in race wins. With 88 races less. Lol(Without a specially built blown diffuser, illegal front wing, preferential treatment)
As I've often said, I support DRS, because they allow us to see what people once moaned about not seeing - overtaking. You'll always get folk who are never satisfied, and Villeneuve seems like one of them. 
If he was still racing, he may well have had a different view... 
Go back crooning. 
