Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has issued a warning to the F1 community to not make knee-jerk reactions to the issues of overtaking so early in the season.
On the Saturday of last week's Bahrain Grand Prix, the FIA called an urgent meeting to discuss and propose changes to the cars after the lack of overtaking witnessed at the opening race of the season in Australia.
"We shouldn’t judge a season after just a couple of races," said the Austrian. "I would like to see at least four races under our belt because we shouldn’t jump to a conclusion after the early races of the season.
"Working to make the cars more overtaking friendly – it’s a good idea, but also we should avoid knee-jerk reactions."
It is understood a revised front wing and larger DRS flap were some of the recommendations made at the meeting, however, the proposals put toward the teams for possible changes to the 2019 regulations were all ultimately rejected across the board.
When any changes to the regulations are discussed, a majority decision is needed before the end of May within a current season to implement any changes for the following year, otherwise, it would require a unanimous agreement in order to push a regulation through.
Steiner believes patience is what is required to understand the bigger issues concerning the ability to overtake, claiming that previous knee-jerk reactions have often created bigger problems into the future.
When asked the proposals, Steiner added: "Again, we shouldn’t judge after just a few races. I think if it is done with plenty of notice to change aerodynamic devices, I’m okay with that.
"Normally, when we make decisions to implement them quickly, we’ve always created more problems than benefits. So, let’s study them properly, let’s think about it, and then do something or do nothing."
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