Carlin welcomes Formula Two concept

Carlin, who was sporting director of the Midland-owned Jordan Formula One team for Russian businessman Alex Shnaider for a period of 2005, and whose outfit runs several teams in junior categories, said that if the new low-cost F2 helped to provide a more linear progression on the motorsport ladder then he would consider competing in it.

"If it's a way in to Formula One then of course we will look at it," Carlin told autosport.com. "We can't get into GP2 and it will be good to have a more natural way up, so that you can do F3, F2 and eventually F1.

"It would be even better if some sort of promotion/relegation system was introduced in the future, so that there was a way of helping teams reach Formula One."

Carlin stressed however that it was far too early for him to definitely confirm he would enter a team in the proposed series.

"We clearly have no plans at present because it is the first we have heard of it," he said.

The FIA announced at its World Council meeting on Wednesday that it was inviting tenders for a new, low-cost feeder series to be called F2. It is unclear whether this category would run as a support race for F1 or whether it would be a replacement to the Bernie Ecclestone-backed GP2 Series.