Villeneuve explains GPDA resignation
Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve says his resignation from the Grand Prix Drivers' Association was a personal choice that should not reflect on the work the body has been carrying to improve safety in racing
Villeneuve resigned from the GPDA at Silverstone last weekend, after the drivers met to discuss Michael Schumacher's antics in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.
The race stewards said the German driver deliberately stopped his Ferrari car in the dying moments of the session to hinder other drivers and maintain his pole position.
"Personally, I am not happy that someone can run the GPDA and act like that," Villeneuve said on Thursday, before the GPDA met on Friday.
He then resigned from the organisation but refrained from giving his views on the matter, until the topic was tackled again today in London, where his BMW Sauber team held demonstration runs in Hyde Park.
"There was just something that I didn't agree with," Villeneuve said. "Out of principle, I could not carry on within that group.
"But the GPDA does a lot of good on the safety aspect - David [Coulthard] does a great job on that.
"I didn't leave so that I could make a stand or anything - that's why I didn't really speak about it at Silverstone. It was just a personal thing that I didn't agree with."
Asked if his decision was specifically linked to Schumacher's Monaco controversy, the Canadian said: "I won't get into any details about it."
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