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Wolff: Let’s not romanticise F1’s past

 XPB Images Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff says F1 should not linger on its past, arguing that fans and observers often have a skewed vision of these so-called glory days. The sport has been bogged down in negativity for several years amid declining TV audiences, fan frustration at the current 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged cars, lack of overtaking, and costs reaching unsustainably high levels. Some have been keen to revive F1’s heydays in the hope of finding the cure to the series’ woes, asking for wider tyres and bigger engines. However, Wolff, whose Mercedes team has also been blamed for its current domination, warns against romanticising what happened in previous seasons....
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