Bernie Ecclestone says Formula One "got lucky" in Hungary after the Budapest race provided one of the most dramatic races in recent memory.
The Hungarian Grand Prix was chaotic from the moment the lights went out and had incident and drama at both ends of the grid, with Sebastian Vettel eventually claiming Ferrari's second win of the season. It followed an entertaining rain-affected race at Silverstone and comes a time the sport is considering whether rules need to be changed to spice up the spectacle from 2016 onwards.
"Unbelievable, an incredible race," the F1 boss told Motorsport.com after the race. "Do you think if we changed the rules it would be better? What do you think happened today that made the racing good?"
Ecclestone went on to assert his belief that the entertaining race was circumstantial and down to everything coming together at the right time.
"I'm just saying... The circumstances. These things happen. It was a very good race, the crowd was good, the Bianchi family was here. It seemed to work alright. We got lucky."
Ecclestone says there are not enough entertaining races in Formula One currently and took a playful jab at Mercedes for their reversal of fortunes in Hungary - the first time neither Lewis Hamilton or Nico Rosberg have been on the podium since the start of the V6 turbo era last year.
"We don't have enough good ones! What was good, and it's the funniest thing, I spoke to one of the guys on the Mercedes board, and said: 'Can you see if you can not win this race, and make it a bit more exciting?' They did a good job."