Ferrari's world champion MichaelSchumacher has welcomed Formula One's decision to delay a ban onso-called 'driver aids' until next year.
"I have never hidden my opinion about electronic aids," theItalian team's website quoted the five times champion as sayingahead of Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix.
"I like them because they give the driver the possibility tofully exploit the potential of the car and you don't have tocompromise anything.
"I think that it is reasonable that the ban has been putback to next season.
"Simply, it is better to be able to prepare yourself for thenew system in good time - at the end of the day, the newregulations were introduced with the aim of saving money.
"And with this postponement, that objective is surely morerealisable."
The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA)announced last week that systems such as traction control,launch control and fully-automatic gearboxes could remain untilthe start of next season.
A ban had been scheduled to come into force from the BritishGrand Prix at Silverstone on July 20.
Schumacher, who has failed to finish on the podium in tworaces so far this year in the worst start of his career, alsopreferred the old system of qualifying.
A new single lap format, devised to liven up the sport andcut costs after a year of Ferrari domination and dwindlingtelevision audiences, has been introduced this year.
The changes have been criticised by Formula One supremoBernie Ecclestone, unhappy that qualifying is now more abouttactics than the fastest car on the track, although others havepraised it.
"If there were 10 Bernie Ecclestones, there would be 10different opinions," said Schumacher.
"Everyone has his own idea as to which direction the rulechanges should go. In the end, it depends on what they are aimedat doing; in my opinion, this hasn't been clarified yet.
"Personally, I preferred the old way; maybe because I grewup with that system. The younger drivers who know only this newqualifying style will perhaps see things in a completelydifferent way.
"I will race, anyway, under whatever rules they decide."