MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, Italy (AP) - Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa are worried they'll have too many buttons to press on their steering wheels following the latest Formula One rule changes.

Speaking at Ferrari's annual winter retreat in the Italian Dolomites on Thursday, the drivers addressed the admission of adjustable rear wings, the return of the KERS power boost system, plus the switch to Pirelli tires, all combined with extensive testing limits.

"Without realizing it, we're losing the focus on driving," Alonso said, adding that "the cars become tougher to drive when you have to make all these changes from one turn to the next."

Porsche more likely to tackle Le Mans than F1

Porsche has played down rumours it is preparing for a 2013 entry into Formula One, saying it is more likely to tackle Le Mans.

Late last year, CEO Matthias Mueller said there are some "drawbacks" to entering F1 that are not present in other prominent series. But then the FIA green-lighted new 1.6 litre turbo engine rules for 2013, causing Volkswagen representative Hans-Joachim Stuck to say the "conditions for a possible [F1] entrance of the ... group have been created".

Porsche is a member of the VW Group, but Mueller believes that the underlying risks and costs of an F1 entry mean that it is often talked about but unlikely to be followed through.

"There are undoubtedly some attractive aspects," he told the Swiss car newspaper Automobil Revue. "But there are other sides to it as well. Formula One is very expensive, while success is far less predictable [than in other series]."

At the Detroit motorshow earlier this month Porsche unveiled its new 918 RSR racing car, a showcase of its motor racing technology. Although the 918 RSR is not eligible for any current racing series, its name, blue and orange paint work and No. 22 on the bonnet all draw parallels with the 1971 Porsche 917K, one of which won at Le Mans 40 years ago.

Mueller admitted that a Le Mans project is far more likely than F1: "We would not necessarily have to line up against Audi, but we would do it if we need to and it would mean there are two of the [VW] group's brands fighting in the races. The likelihood that the group wins would therefore obviously be increased."
He urged all the VW brands to get together to "agree on a motorsport strategy for the coming years".

Two influential officials have cast doubt on the future of Melbourne's Australian Grand Prix.

First, the city's Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the annual event at Albert Park, contracted to host the race through 2015, is no longer value for money.

"My judgment would be: get ready. Time's up," he wrote in the Sunday Herald Sun newspaper.

And the state of Victoria's new premier Ted Baillieu admitted that the $50 million per year taxpayer's bill for the race will need to be reduced.

"The Grand Prix has been great for Melbourne and great for Victoria but we look forward to (it) performing financially better than it has and we will be looking to make sure that happens," he said.

The chief organiser of the Indian GP has resigned, the promoters said on Monday, barely nine months before the country is to host its inaugural F1 race.

Mark Hughes, a former No 2 at the Bahrain circuit, in charge of building the Indian facility for the past 12 months, quit last month "due to personal reasons", the promoters said.