Mercedes team director urges F1 to draw line between sport and entertainment

Formula 1 has seen an increase in viewership due to Netflix’s Drive to Survive. Many believe there is unnecessary drama added to the show that takes away the reality of it. After the dramatic Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, fans were outraged at the outcome of the thought that this was done to create drama. Boss of the Mercedes team, Toto Wolff remained on the fact that F1 is above all a sport, and not an entertainment.

The Formula 1 community has mixed opinions on DTS, some love it, some hate it. They think there is a false drama in the series to create the exciting series. Wolff is on the same page, because at the end of the day Formula 1 is a sport.

Toto Wolff gives his opinion on the entertainment side of Formula 1

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is ​​surrounded by controversy, and many believe it was done to make racing exciting. Wolff thinks that trying to “manipulate” racing just to create entertainment is not correct.

Speaking to GPFans quoted by Formula Passion.it, “I would never say these things because, at the end of the day, we do entertainment, but entertainment should follow sport and not the other way around. WWe love Netflix and “Drive to Survive”. Stefano Domenicali does a phenomenal marketing job to promote the sport and Stefano, as a real driver, would have no interest in interfering in the race just to promote the entertainment factor.

“We love Netflix and “Drive to Survive”. Stefano Domenicali does a phenomenal marketing job promoting the sport and Stefano, as a real driver, would have no interest in interfering in the race just to promote the entertainment factor. I cannot judge the pressures to which the Clerk of the Course is subjected, but in any case. We are credible as a sport because it is sport and not wrestling ”, Wolff concluded. (Translated from Italian via Google)

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How has Mercedes performed this season?

The Brackley-based team have had an intense fight with Red Bull throughout the season, both in the constructors ‘and drivers‘ championships. Lewis Hamilton managed to pocket eight wins, five pole positions, and seventeen podiums, while Valtteri Bottas achieved one victory, four poles and eleven podiums.

Hamilton scored 387.5 points, and Bottas finished at 226 points, giving a total of 613.5 points to the Silver Arrows, who saw them win the constructors’ championship; although the former lost the drivers’ title.

With a few months to go into the 2022 season, the Brackley-based outfit is looking forward to the winter break and hope to come back stronger. The new formation between Hamilton and George Russell gives the team a sense of optimism for the season ahead. They will surely aim to win a ninth constructor title in Formula 1.

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