The Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has called on Formula One to act to prevent a recurrence of an uneventful Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez won from teammate Max Verstappen at the grand prix in a dominant one-two where such was their pace advantage they finished over 21 seconds up the road from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who was third. Behind them a combination of caution over tyre wear to ensure completing a one-stop strategy, and the recurring difficulty of passing due to dirty air, ensured the race was very much a barely interrupted train.
“There was no overtaking, even with a big pace difference,” he said. “It made it not great entertainment. We have to analyse the weekend with the sprint format, whether there’s positives we can take out.” “At the end it all comes down to racing,” said Wolff. “It needs the tough battles and I think the highlight you could see on Saturday was George and Max
“It’s about understanding why it was not entertaining ,” he added. “We have two cars that are sailing off into the sunset on merit and then we have a 20-second gap. I wouldn’t know today between Aston Martin and Ferrari
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