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Is modern Formula 1 too complicated?

In the aftermath of a thrilling Mercedes versus Ferrari battle for victory in Melbourne, the spectre of ever-changing rules continued to hang over F1. Over the few days of the opening race weekend of 2016, no fewer than three rules were changed. Mika Hakkinen, a former double world champion, thinks the situation is damaging F1. 'Fans are always telling me that they watch less races than ever and don't follow F1 as closely,' he told Tagesspiegel newspaper. 'They say it is far too complicated, too technical. People like simple things.' Even for the experts on the ground, Melbourne 2016 was hard to follow. Musical chairs qualifying took place on Saturday and was completely scrapped less...
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