Trulli says some F1 drivers uninterested in safety

By Alan Baldwin

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Italian Jarno Trulli has criticised Formula One rivals who refuse to join the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) for being uncaring about safety.

"I think they just don't care about safety," the Toyota driver told Reuters at the Turkish Grand Prix on Thursday.

"Every driver should be a member because we are talking about our safety.

"You want to contribute. Everyone should have his own opinion, we are listening to everybody and trying to follow the best for all of us, not for one of us."

Neither Ferrari's world champion Kimi Raikkonen nor McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, the two drivers who are currently first and second in the standings, are members of the GPDA.

The body acts as a common voice in talking to the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) on matters of importance to drivers, such as having proper medical teams at test circuits, and members pay an annual subscription to cover costs based on the number of points scored.

Hamilton said in March that he had not joined because he had too much going on. "It's time as much as anything," he told reporters.

"If you are part of an important organisation you have to be committed and I really don't have time for that at the moment," he added.