Villeneuve scolds Honda over wing affair

Honda Racing had threatened to protest Villeneuve and team mate Nick Heidfeld because they believed their rear wings were flexing at high speed. A number of teams had obtained photographic evidence showing that the main element of the F1.06's rear wing was flattening out at high speed.

Although the protest did not materialize in the end, Villeneuve has said that Honda's behaviour was 'disturbing'. The Canadian was dropped by the team, when it was known as BAR, at the end of 2003.

"Instead of making yourself better you try to make the opposition worse, I guess," he said when asked by autosport.com about Honda's complaints in Canada. "That is not what happens when you are on the way up.

"It is annoying, disturbing and at the end of the day we were legal anyway. It brings negative attention.

"I guess they have noticed how improved we are though, and they don't think they can beat us now. They are afraid we will catch them. And if it carries on like that, then good."

BMW-Sauber's recent strong form has seen them emerge as the fourth quickest team in recent races, to help strengthen their fifth position in the constructors' championship.

They are now ten points behind Honda Racing in fourth position - and Villeneuve has said that the Japanese manufacturer are now in their targets.

"Well in the last two races we have easily been faster than them," he explained. "But they still have a good points margin on us, so they won't be easy to catch. But we will try."