MONZA, Italy, September 9 (AFP) - World champion Michael Schumacher praised improvements in Formula One safety after declaring he has shaken off the after-effects of his high speed crash here seven days ago.
But the German Ferrari driver, who is a member of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA), insisted further changes must be made to the sport's regulations to prevent its dangers rising to an unacceptable level.
Schumacher's accident followed a spate of punctures in the Belgian Grand Prix caused by debris from crashes and his brother Ralf, who drives for Williams, was injured in the United States Grand Prix in June after a similar accident.
"We have invested a lot of time in all the surroundings in the cockpit area - in the seat, in the headrest - in terms of safety and it paid off," said Schumacher, who crashed in testing last week after suffering a puncture.
"But any crash is too much and you don't want it. I am not worried for what happened here at Monza but naturally I am worried about what happened in Spa. I believe, from a GPDA point of view, it is pretty clear what we would like."
One suggested solution is to stop races when there is a debris-littering crash rather than using the safety car to slow the field while the site is cleared - but Schumacher said any changes must not be rushed through.
"The problem is if you take one decision in that direction it might have other consequences and we have learned very often to make a quick change is not wise unless you have studied correctly," he said.
"I would never want to enter into suggestions which are not carefully thought through. We have regular meetings happening after the drivers' briefing where we discuss what we think are the topics and the issues.
"And we have a very good dialogue with the FIA (governing body) because we have a lot of trust and belief in each other and that is what moves things forward."
Schumacher, meanwhile, has no fear of a repeat of his tyre blow-out during this weekend's Italian Grand Prix despite the fact his team have not yet managed to find the cause of the incident.
The tyre lost air then exploded, pitching the newly-crowned world champion into the barriers and destroying his Ferrari but leaving him with only minor aches and pains.
"We have tried to analyse the accident in terms of what was the impact," said Schumacher.
"It was a little bit difficult with the information we had available but I think at some time we can be a bit more precise.
"It wasn't un-heavy but the consequences the next day were rather small. I am pretty sure we can exclude (a repeat of the crash) to the minimum of what you can ever exclude in Formula One.
"I don't think it could have cost me my life. There is always this minimum risk that anything can happen any time and it is the same in other parts of life - it is this typical part of fate."