Formula One needs to make real strategic decisions at a meeting today after talking a lot about change and delivering little, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said.

“I think it’s a crucial meeting. Really some actions need to come out of it,” the Briton told reporters at a pre-British Grand Prix event in central England.

“The time for talking has now come and gone. There need to be some definitive actions following the meeting, which hopefully will be achieved.”

The sport’s Strategy Group, which includes six leading teams (Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren, Williams and Force India) along with the commercial rights holder and governing FIA, is due to meet in London before the sport gathers at Silverstone this weekend.

Previous meetings have produced meagre results, with the main headline-grabbing decision from the last one being a return to refuelling – an idea which now lacks support.

Concerned about dwindling audiences, even though Silverstone expects a record crowd of 140,000 on Sunday, the sport wants to make cars lighter, noisier, faster and more aggressive looking from 2017.

“There is definitely some urgency to see some improvements made, to make it a more exciting sport,” Donald Mackenzie, chairman of commercial rights holders CVC, said.