BERLIN (AFP) - World champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday that he was not a fan of Formula One's new rules which will see the title awarded to the driver with the most race wins, rather than most points.

"I don't like it really," the 24-year-old Briton told German tabloid Bild.

"We want to be consistent, whether we come first or third. It should happen that a team and their drivers are rewarded for their performance over the whole year, not who won the most races."

The sport's governing body, the FIA decided earlier this week that the driver with the most victories will be awarded the drivers title in the 2009 championship which gets underway in Australia on March 29.

If the rules had been in operation in 2008, McLaren driver Hamilton would have finished runner-up to Ferrari's Felipe Massa.

Meanwhile, seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher also said he doubted the decision will lead to better racing.

"I cannot imagine that these rules, including the new valuation system, helps the sport," said Schumacher on his homepage.

"I can't see the sense to eventually have a world champion who has less points than the driver coming in second, even if I also think it's a good move to try to strengthen the winner's position."