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Seb: Merc made F1 less exciting
Sebastian Vettel claims the dominance of Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes over the past two seasons has driven fans away from Formula 1. Vettel himself won four consecutive world titles with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013, but even in the squad's most dominant campaign other teams shared six victories from the 19 races. By contrast just six of the last 38 races have been won by a team other than Mercedes. The German has also hit out at F1's current regulation for alienating fans, in particular the lack of engine noise generated by the new engines. "The dominance of Mercedes in the past two years took away a lot of excitement for the fans," Vettel said in a Q&A on his website....
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