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Pirelli boss: F1 drivers should learn from NASCAR stars
Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery says Formula 1 should learn from NASCAR about how to make the drivers the stars of the sport. The Briton believes that fans are eager to see heroes in Formula 1, and he feels that is missing from Grand Prix racing. "I'd like to see the drivers becoming the heroes. The fans want a hero," Hembery told The Guardian newspaper in an interview. "They want an iconic person to follow. And they want to know that when driver X is winning he's actually making a difference. "In NASCAR the driver is the king. Even the guy at the bottom is a superstar with a multi-million dollar contract. I would love to see our drivers held in that esteem....
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