Trulli fears qualifying is too complicated

"At the moment I am not even thinking about it, I will just deal with it," Trulli told autosport.com in an interview.

"It is not a problem for me, we just have to do our usual thing which is to go out and do our best. I just expect it a bit more complicated. I don't know if people will like it," he added.

Qualifying will adopt a three-part, knock-out format for the 2006 season.

All drivers will be on track for the first 15 minutes, after which the slowest six cars will drop out and take positions 17-22. Another six cars will be eliminated in a second 15-minute session, while the 10 drivers remaining will fight for the top positions in the final 20-minute stint.

The drivers taking part in the final session will only be able to refuel their cars up to the same level of fuel used in qualifying. The rest of the drivers will be allowed to fully refuel their cars before the race.

Toyota driver Trulli believes it will not only be hard for spectators to understand, but also for drivers to get it right.

"I think it will be more complicated and a bit of a mess to find the right time to go out and the right lap, because the traffic is involved as well and there's also some strategy," he said.

"So it is quite a difficult thing to predict and also to understand from the outside."

Read Jonathan Noble's interview with Jarno Trulli in tomorrow's Weekly Journal.