Villeneuve Criticises Rivals for 'Crazy Driving'

Canadian Jacques Villeneuve has criticised some of his rivals following today's Brazilian Grand Prix, accusing them of dangerous driving.

"It was a very difficult race; the track was tough to drive but if you took care of yourself then it wasn't too bad," said the Canadian after an accident-filled race. "There wasn't that much water really; it's down to the drivers to be less crazy in those conditions and there was some crazy driving out there.

"Some drivers were overtaking under the yellow flags; halfway through the race I saw Alonso overtake under the flags. I think it's that kind of driving that leads to big accidents. We saw the same thing in the pit stops with drivers chopping across the field on the exit then having to lift halfway down the straight to stop them going off onto the grass.

"It's that sort of thing that creates the danger, not just the conditions themselves."

The 700th Formula One Grand Prix in Formula One history started on a wet track, behind the safety car, and ended in chaos and confusion 17 laps before the scheduled finish due to heavy accidents involving Jaguar's Mark Webber and Renault Fernando Alonso.

Villeneuve scored his first points of the season after finishing sixth out of the ten drivers who finished the race.