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Wolff: German fans have Formula 1 hangover

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff believes that Formula 1 as a sport has taken a back seat in Germany, because fans have been used to success of first Michael Schumacher and more recently Sebastian Vettel. Days ago, the Mercedes team boss said he would 'try' to save the country's endangered grand prix, as promoters and Bernie Ecclestone reach the eleventh hour in their negotiations over a commercial contract for 2015. 'The problems are all home-made,' Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda told Austria's APA news agency. Formula 1's controversial new rules have been blamed for a general decline in public interest, but Lauda said the all-important volume of the engines has been increased...
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