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Mercedes boss calls on F1 to leave the rules alone
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FORMULA One should shelve plans for major rule changes in 2017 because the sport is in an ‘ideal situation’ already with faster cars and more competitive races, according to Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff.
The Austrian, whose team has dominated since the 1.6 liter V6 turbo hybrid power units were introduced in 2014, said there was an argument for doing nothing after three exciting races this season.
Formula One teams have until the end of April to agree 2017 rule changes by majority vote and meetings are scheduled in the coming days as the sport seeks to make cars faster and more spectacular.
“We always said that ... the longer you keep the regulations stable the more the performance is going to converge between everybody,” Wolff said after Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
“This is exactly what is happening now. Engines are converging, the teams are converging, the gains we are making are smaller because the curve flattens out and the others are making bigger steps.
“There is no selling proposition within those new regulations in my opinion, we should just leave it alone,” added Wolff. “The racing is great and it will become even greater if we leave the regulations alone.”
Nico Rosberg has won all three races for Mercedes, which has started all from pole position. Mercedes has now won 35 of the last 41 races and nine in a row.
Wolff’s view is unlikely to prevail, however, with other principals saying that approving new regulations, which will also feature wider tires and wings, is a formality.
Rivals have chaffed at Mercedes’ dominance while drivers have complained that the cars are too easy to drive. Declining audiences, amid a switch away from free-to-air television, is another factor.
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