Webber pleased with changes

"The Friday session was a bit of a waste of space last year," Webber told the Jaguar-racing.com website. "I am a fan of what they have done."

But Webber added that the Friday schedule will be affected by the new regulation that engines must last for a full weekend.

"What is going to change things a lot is the one engine scenario. Teams won't complete many laps on Friday so that's where we're probably going to have to compromise with that rule. It's going to be tough for the engine manufacturers as each have different goals."

"What Ferrari and BMW are going to do in terms of power is different potentially to what we're putting our bar in terms of the level we want to achieve. Cosworth have done an amazing job with engines in the last few years and probably need to step up to the plate even more in the future."



From a sporting point of view, however, Webber doesn't think that results will be much affected by the revised format, which sees qualifying taking the form of a one-shot two-lap run on Saturday.

"I don't think it will make a huge change to be honest. Saturday and Sunday will now be awesome, as it was this year, but now we have two qualifying runs back to back. I think the regulations that were introduced last year were good for the racing and we'll see more of the same for next year in terms of grids being spiced up."