Jenson Button would back an independent rule maker taking charge of the sport and believes former Ferrari, Honda and Brawn GP boss Ross Brawn would be an ideal candidate.
Formula 1's current governance has come under criticism recently, with the Grand Prix Drivers' Association calling it "obsolete" and "ill-structured" in an open letter, whilst also calling for reform.
Button, one of the drivers who signed the letter, believes an individual rule maker outside of the sport would be better.
"You are never going to get all of the teams to agree on a regulation, never, but the problem is at the moment is that you need every team to agree," he is quoted as saying by ESPN. "At the moment it's very tricky and the FIA said that possibly they should have complete control over the regulations which is maybe the case, maybe.
"My team won't like me talking as I'm talking, but sometimes it needs to be someone outside of the sport. As long as they have the right direction and they have an understanding of the sport and help from experts in certain areas of the sport and the car and aerodynamically, and what have you, maybe the decisions have got to be made from someone else who is not involved with the sport."
According to Button, his former team boss would be an ideal candidate for such a role, but he doubts whether Brawn would be interested in coming out of retirement.
"Yeah Ross would be great," he added. "I think Ross would be fantastic, I think everyone believes in Ross and what he has achieved. As long as he had interest to do it, but I'm not sure that he would, he's enjoying his fishing I'm sure."
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