Stewart: No radical changes

The former team boss believes that there's no need for a radical overhaul of F1 and thinks that some of the proposals in the nine-point plan that will be discussed are potentially damaging to the image of the sport.

"They've suggested some bizarre ideas that I don't think will be taken up, such as drivers going from one team to another," he told BBC Sport. "Contractually that just wouldn't be a workable proposition at all.

"I think it will be more practical than that. Clearly the show has not been as good as it might have been. I know that everybody has been thinking a lot about it. How we deal with that is very sensitive because you're not really able in motorsport to equalise and have a level playing field because technical advancement is part of the game. You have to remember there has been domination in the sport for very many years."

Stewart thinks the idea of splitting qualifying between two sessions held on Friday and Saturday has potential, as it would enliven Fridays, which have become increasingly dull, without compromising the sporting ethos.

"I think they will come up with something that will relate to the weekends' racing to make it an exciting package without damaging the technology. I don't think you can suddenly do radical things to change overnight because the expense has already happened. Most of the racing cars are almost fully designed by July, August or September."