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2017 rules will make drivers 'love' F1 cars again
The biggest boost to Formula 1's popularity by the planned rules overhaul for 2017 will come not from better racing but from drivers falling in love with grand prix cars again, claims Toyota chief Pascal Vasselon. The Frenchman, who was a leading technical figure in Toyota's F1 programme and now works on its sportscar project, thinks that F1 has suffered because drivers are not thrilled by the cars. He says that is in marked contrast to the World Endurance Championship, which is enjoying a rise in popularity – which he thinks is helped because drivers love competing in the cars. "I think that the general lack of interest in F1 mainly comes from the lack of 'love' in F1 from the...
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