F1 bosses ‘will use scalpel not baseball bat’ to change regulations, insists Wolff

The Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, said he was confident Formula One will find a constructive way forward by using a “scalpel rather than a baseball bat”, as the sport’s leaders met on Monday to agree changes to the new regulations which have come in for criticism over the opening three races this year.

Technical and sporting considerations have been discussed twice since the last round in Japan and on Monday senior representatives, including the FIA, team principals and their CEOs, the power-unit manufacturers and F1’s CEO Stefano Domenicali, met to agree the changes, which remain subject to ratification by the world motorsport council. It is expected this will be in time for the next round in Miami on 3 May.

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