Jacques Villeneuve on Monday admitted he has given up on formula one.<\/p>\n
Last year, the 1997 world champion was pushing hard to make a comeback, but at Williams’ headquarters in Oxfordshire he admitted he no longer even watches the races.<\/p>\n
“I just can’t be bothered.\u00a0 Halfway through the race I’m yawning and it’s really tough … and I just get upset,” the 40-year-old told Reuters at the launch of his former team’s new engine supply deal with Renault.<\/p>\n
Villeneuve explained that his major qualm is with the DRS overtaking system, which he has previously denounced as “too artificial”.<\/p>\n
“When I see these guys not even being able to defend, like Michael (Schumacher) — he should have been on the podium in Montreal,” he said.<\/p>\n
“All the … overtaking with the DRS, I’m just falling asleep … useless, boring, it’s not even racing.”<\/p>\n
He is also critical of the amount of penalties handed out to drivers like Lewis Hamilton for banging wheels with his rivals.<\/p>\n
“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,” said Villeneuve.<\/p>\n
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