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Ecclestone: Mercedes have made F1 races boring

Mercedes' world championship stranglehold has made Formula One ‘boring' and caused spectators to turn their backs on the sport, commercial ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone told Welt am Sonntag on Sunday. 'The domination of Mercedes is so strong that a good number of people watch the start of a race and then switch off their televisions because Mercedes have made races boring,' said Ecclestone. 'It is not good for the sport. Fans don't want to know before the start of a Grand Prix who is going to win. It's a problem for us at the moment and one that we must resolve.' Mercedes have swept to the last two F1 world titles with Lewis Hamilton taking back-to-back drivers' crowns. That dominance...
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