Formula 1 team bosses have urged the sport to rethink its current regulations which were once again under the spotlight at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
This season has seen F1 widely criticised regarding a raft of new rules introduced this year.
The criticism continued last weekend following the introduction of revised radio regulations, a clampdown on exceeding track limits and confusion surrounding the 107 percent qualifying rule.
Drivers and teams have been particularly vocal over the imposed radio ban which once again grabbed the headlines after Jenson Button breached the rules during Sunday’s race.
The McLaren driver was handed a drive-through penalty for the breach which a frustrated Button argued was a safety issue with his brakes.
Meanwhile, the result of qualifying was only confirmed hours after the session after officials deliberated how the 107 percent rule should be interpreted.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner feels its time for an overhaul of the rules amid fears the current regulations are damaging the sport.
“I think we need a common sense rule, but probably in F1 that doesn’t exist,” said Horner.
“It is like the radio situation (in Hungary) with Jenson Button.
“I haven’t seen what was said or reported, but we are over-regulating, and making it too complicated for the fans.
“I think you need to keep it simple that a casual viewer can pick up what is going on without over-regulating.”
The view is echoed by Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene who feels a simple and concise set of regulations is required.
“For sure, in my opinion, we need to clean up all the grey areas in the rules,” said Arrivabene.
“If you have a grey area you never know where you are going, and you start to go left and right.
“My president raised that topic one year ago and he said clearly we have too many complications. Clear, simple rules can help the sport.”
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