A month after proposing low-tech rules for 2008, Mosley said he now wanted to allow cutting-edge technology from that year.
His views are said to have been altered by a survey of F1 fans carried out by the FIA, the sport’s governing body. In the survey, 80 per cent agreed that advanced technology set F1 apart from other motor sports, and 64 per cent said they looked forward to technological innovations each season.
In a letter sent to the F1 teams and made public on Wednesday, Mosley asked the teams to consider the "technology/cost issue" and what should be permitted in future.
Mosley said that the FIA's preliminary view was that "technology which helps the driver to control the car... has no place in F1, which should remain a supreme test of drivers skill.
"On the other hand, technologies which improve car performance by, for example, saving energy or reducing mechanical losses should be encouraged.
"These do not devalue a racing driver's skills and their development can benefit the ordinary motorist."
Mosley said there was a strong case "for putting the emphasis on useful technology as a means of gaining performance”.
"If there is some support for such ideas, we should like to discuss possible action for 2008 as a matter of urgency," he wrote.
"In the longer term we would propose setting up a small committee from the major manufacturers and perhaps some academics to advise the FIA on possible car and aerospace technologies for use in F1," said Mosley.
"We would then start to think about regulations five or even 10 years ahead of their introduction."
The move will be seen as an attempt to make peace with road-car manufacturers in F1, who are threatening to set up a rival series and had been dismayed by Mosley's low-tech ideas. They want more control over F1's administration, a greater share of its revenues.
Meanwhile, the seven F1 teams found guilty on disrepute charges after the US Grand Prix are set to make a fresh attempt to clear their names, according to reports.
It is believed that team representatives will present new information at an emergency meeting of the FIA's senate in Monaco.
