Trulli: rule changes not good for F1

The 2006 season will start with another set of new rules, including a new qualifying format, the return of tyre changes and the introduction of V8 engines to replace the V10 units.

"Too many changes in a handful of years aren't good for F1," Trulli was quoted as saying by Gazzetta dello Sport. "More and more complex regulations are useless: they aren't for the benefit of the drivers, much less the fans.

"Seven qualifying formats in three-four years. Either who is in charge hasn't understood a thing, or there have been several errors of judgement."

Trulli was also critical of the new qualifying format, joining other drivers in saying it will be too complex.

"The new qualifying regulations seem to me very complicated, both to carry out and to explain," Trulli added. "As a driver it's all fine by me, I can adapt, but I don't like yearly or half-yearly changes: people are sick of them.

"[Tyre changes are] another sore point. They were banned in 2005, and now they re-introduce them. It's either the correction of a mistake, or once more we're jumping from one thing to another without knowing the objective."