New F1 rules will cause more accidents, says Massa

New Formula One rules for next season will lead to more accidents on wet tracks, Ferrari driver Felipe Massa has said.

Cars will be without traction control and so-called driver aids for 2008, leading Ferrari to test with retired world champion Michael Schumacher, who is used to cars without aids and set the pace in testing in Spain on Tuesday and Wednesday. "The fact is I didn't have any experience without traction control and I was rubbish," Brazil's Massa was quoted as saying in Friday's Gazzetta dello Sport.

"First the accelerator is like a button. You have to be as soft as possible. But from a safety point of view, these limitations on the use of electronics seem a step backwards. In wet races we will have a lot more accidents." Massa finished fourth in this year's world championship.