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Horner: You can't blame fans for becoming disenchanted with F1

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes that Mercedes dominating Formula 1 over the past three years has done the sport no favours and hopes that the regulation changes for 2017 will level the playing field. Speaking to N, Horner explained, 'I think you can see the trend in viewing audiences, where if you know who is going to be on pole position and who is going to win race – and Mercedes has taken 51 wins in 59 over the last three years – it's an unhealthy equation. You can't blame the public for becoming disenchanted with it. 'But you saw towards the end of the [2016] season with races like Mexico and Brazil, with that kind of race it can really stimulate...
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