Formula One drivers have welcomed rule tweaks made on safety grounds, but warned that more changes are needed to improve the racing at this weekend's Miami Grand Prix.
Speaking at an official news conference, most drivers said the changes made to the levels of 'super-clipping' and of battery power harvesting would reduce dangers, but have little overall effect on the spectacle in the sport's new hybrid era.
Aston Martin's Lance Stroll lambasted the new formula as "fundamentally flawed" and a thousand times less fun than Formula Three, while others took a more positive approach.
Four-time champion Max Verstappen said the positive thing is that drivers had some nice meetings with F1 and the FIA, which could be a starting point for the future.
Verstappen had been a leading critic of this season's changes, accusing F1 of losing its identity and suggesting that he was contemplating his future if the sport did not take action to salvage its heritage as an all-out test of power and speed for drivers and machines.
Many drivers feel the sport needs more naturally aspirated power from an engine and less from the battery, and some have called for a fundamental overhaul of the hardware of the power units.
A crash in Japan involving Oliver Bearman of Haas left many drivers worried about similar future accidents, but the tweaks are seen as a positive step towards improving safety.
