Trulli critical of F1's continuous changes
Jarno Trulli has hit out at F1's powers-that-be, saying that constant changes to the regulations are putting fans off the sport.
This year's Championship will see a switch from Bridgestone to Pirelli tyres, the return of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) and the introduction of moveable wings.
And although all the changes have been implemented in the hope of improving the spectacle, Trulli reckons they are actually putting fans off.
"There are too many new things, from aerodynamics to tyres to KERS" the 36-year-old told the Gazzetta Sportiva newspaper.
"We talk about saving money but each year the rules change, people don't understand, it becomes less of a show."
But that's not the Italian's only gripe.
Trulli, who will race for Team Lotus this season, is also 'embarrassed' by the war over the rights to the Lotus name, which, as it stands, will see two Lotus-named teams on the grid: Team Lotus and Lotus Renault.
"Which is the real one? We don't know, it's embarrassing, surreal," he said.
As for his 2011 Championship hopes, the Italian is desperate to score a point for his fledgling team, something they failed to do last season.
"One year I can suffer, another one no," he said.
"When I started there was a lot of quality because many constructors tried to get winning drivers. Now the budgets of many teams are determined by the sponsorships brought in by drivers."
Credit: PlanetF1.com (www.planetf1.com)
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