24 Mar 2015

Marko says Mosley would fix failing F1

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<strong>A BIG YAWN: </strong> Daniel Ricciardo has been quoted as saying after the Australian F1 opener that it had been a "boring race". <em> Image: AP. </em>

LONDON, England - Formula 1 is speeding towards its next battleground in Malaysia where the debate about the very future of the sport will also resume.

The Red Bull team, immediately after the first race of the season in Australia, furiously slammed the current regulations and threatened to pull out unless the rules were not changed soon.

The team’s Helmut Marko told Speed Week: "According to our research television viewing declined by 26% in 2014. If that keeps happening and the regulations stay the same, then we must ask: what is the sporting and commercial value of F1?"

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