FIA president Jean Todt believes Formula 1 is becoming too reℱliant on “hidden simulation”, which he feels has♏ become bad for the sport.

Restrictions on in-season testing have resulted in teams increasingly using simulator drivers at their factory bases to help improv🐻e car set-ups and development throughout the season based on data gathered from the track.

But Todt reckons this is 🦩having a negative impact on F1, especially for fans who are not able to witness the behind-closed-doors approach to F1 development.

“Things are changing, sometimes for✅ the good, sometimes less good,” Todt said in an interview with Sky Sports F1.

“I feel 🐽that cars are too reliable. I feel [there’s] too much happening that you don’t see.

“Simulation, dr꧙ivers simulating race circuit in the factory during the race weekend 🐼or any other period without any limitation.

“In a way I miss sometimes the pa🐷st. I miss private testing, everybody was complaining it’s too much private testing.

“At least you could see what was happening.”

Todt suggested F1 wou♋ld benefit from tighter restrictions surrounding how teams are able to use the data they collect.

“Probably it was too much but now I think it’s too much hidden simulation in t🌳he factory,” he added.

"Clearly sometimes modernity is good but it should be also a bit ♏more controlled.”