Formula One Teams' Association chairman Luca di Montezemolo hopes new FIA president Jean Todt will rejuvenate the Federation and encourage communication.
Di Montezemolo's comments are an indirect reference to the teams' lack of dialogue with the Frenchman's predecessor Max Mosley.
Todt's election ended Mosley's 16-year reign, during which the 69-year-old was known to have had difficult relationships with the teams.
The new president was lifted into the position ahead of campaign rival Ari Vatanen, taking the vote 135-49 in Paris on Friday.
CredibilityIt is widely expected that Todt will simply follow Mosley's lead, which Di Montezemolo is sincerely hoping can be avoided.
"I would like to send my best wishes to Jean in his new role as I have always appreciated his ability, dedication and commitment," the Ferrari president said of the team's former principal.
"I am sure, under his guidance, the Federation will be rejuvenated and will restore a climate open to dialogue and constructive collaboration with the teams and FOTA, thus ensuring stability of the regulations and the whole environment.
"Formula One is about to embark on a new phase.
"All the stakeholders must work together with an eye to the future, to increase the credibility and interest generated by this sport, tackling the technical and
environmental challenges that await it, whilst keeping unchanged those characteristics that have made it one of the most popular disciplines on the world stage."
Todt's campaign opponent Vatanen claimed that little will change under the leadership of the new president, something the 63-year-old strongly disputes.
Constructive change
"I like action. I like to make things go forward, and I am really happy to see so many countries choose me, but everything is yet to be done," said Todt.
"With the election over everybody must share the same goals, including those who did not support me. I am not closing the door to anybody."
Vatanen called for a new broom to sweep through the FIA's corridors of power, and while Todt agreed that there does need to be changes, he doesn't feel they need to be quite so extreme.
"I disagree with those who say everything should be changed," he said.
"During the campaign I spoke about constructive change, adaptation to the fact that things are different from what they were 10 years ago.
"We are facing a new crucial era for cars, the environment and global warming, which has strong implications for motor racing."
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