Having done a 180 degree turn on the issue, FIA President, and keen overtaking fan, Max Mosley, believes he may have the answer.

The Englishman is understood to be looking at the possibility of introducing a turbo-boost button, which would give drivers up to 60 more bhp - in a sudden five second boost - which could be used at various stages during the race.

At a time when some are claiming that the proposals for 2008 appear to make F1 - the so-called pinnacle of motor sport - look more and more like a one-make series, it's worth noting that the boost button is already in use in a number of existing one-make series, and will be a features of A1 Grand Prix, which gets underway in September.

The technology behind the booster would see the cars use heat generated under braking, which would then be stored in a battery.

"This concept has had an enthusiastic response from the car makers," Mosley told The Guardian. "We want to get the emphasis away from hidden technology, whereas this would have direct relevance."

Sadly, some are already taking the idea seriously, including McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh. "It is the sort of technical challenge which we would be keen to undertake," he told The Guardian. "It's certainly something we would like to get stuck in with."

The problem, other than the aforementioned, is quite simple. This new system is still part of the "hidden technology" which Max is criticising.

When the public says it wants to see overtaking it means that it wants to see it done based on driver skill and bravery, not booster buttons, and the only way that is going to happen is to sort out the aerodynamics, the tyres and many of the circuits.

Booster buttons are gimmicks, F1 fans don't want gimmicks.