(GMM) 1964 world champion John Surtees has told formula one's governing body, the FIA, to stop 'meddling' with the sport.
The 71-year-old, today team boss for Britain's 'A1' team, called FIA regulations like the one-engine-per-two-races rule 'wrong' and believes that less restrictions might actually lead to lower costs.
''I think, if we're going to have regulations, they need to be a little more imaginative,'' Surtees, who also won world championships on motorcycles, told crash.net.
He said F1's Paris-based regulator is 'constantly' making 'mistakes', such as making changes to the size of a F1 engine in a bid to increase safety.
''It is constructors who have been largely responsible for safety,'' Surtees charged, adding that better engineering - not tricky FIA rules - made the modern F1 car stronger.
He also explained that F1 'needs' the manufacturers, like BMW and Honda, to develop new technology that can be 'passed on and (then) bring commercial benefits'.
Written: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 04:54:14
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