Sebastian Vettel has slammed the idea to use a reverse grid format in Formula 1, calling it “complete bulls𒁃**t.”

Formula 1 bosses are looking into the possibility of holding a qualifying race at three grands prix in ജ2020 that would see the grid start in reverse championship order as part of possible format changes.

While plans remain in the investigative sꦐtage, and would req💟uire unanimous agreement from teams to go ahead, Vettel was among the drivers to push back against the idea of using a reverse grid.

“I think it’s complete bullshit to be honest,” Vettel said. “I think we know🍒 that if you want to improve things, it’s very clear, you need to string the field together, to ꦫhave better racing.

“It’s just a plaster. I don’t know which genius came up with this, but it’s not the solution. I thi🥃nk it’s c﷽ompletely wrong.”

Vettel’s thoughts were echoed by championship lead🌠er Lewis Hamilton, who said he thought “the people that propos♕ed that don’t really know what they’re talking about.”

Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly𝓀 warned against breaking a system that curওrently works, the existing format having been in place since 2006.

“I think I quite like the way it is at the mome𒉰nt with Q1, Q2, Q3, is a great challenge for us drivers to really nail the lap. It’s the battle, who is the fastest on-ಞtrack over one lap,” Gasly said.

“I think it would be a shame to lose that qualifying format, which is🐽 a really exciting part of the weekend. But if it makes the show a lot better, then why not? Let's se𝓰e what happens.

“I think there is more focus on our side as drivers to chang♉e the cars to make them more raceable in a way that we can follow each other, make them lighter, make the tyres a bit more robust.

“I think this is what we need to focus on rather than cha🦋nging the format which is quite exciting.”

Racing Point chief Otmar Szafnauer confirmed the teams had given the FIA the go-ahead to investigate the plans furt𒁃her, but stressed unanimous agreement would🧔 be required to set it into the rules for 2020.

“We decided to go forward with that, to investigate it, because for this to happe💜n next year we need u𓃲nanimous agreement,” Szafnauer said.

“The FIA asked and said ‘we don’t want to waste all our time asking these questions if one of you is g🎐oing to say ‘“forget it”’, which kind of maಌkes sense.

“We all said go ahead and answer the 🌠questions. So it could happen. But we do need unanimity for that to happen in 2020, and it’s hard to get unanimity in Formula 1.”