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

• Mercedes principal confident F1 will find way forward

• Changes have come in for heavy criticism this year

The Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is confident Formula One will find a constructive way forward in an approach of using a “scalpel rather than a baseball bat”, as the sport’s leaders meets on Monday to agree changes to the new regulations which have come in for considerable 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 the 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.