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Wolff hopes 'serial winner' Mercedes won't lose its fans

Mercedes ambitions this year to match Ferrari's record run of six consecutive world titles, but hegemony has its drawback says team boss Toto Wolff. Like in any sport, F1 fans get more joy out of unexpected successes than expected ones. Unfortunately, upsets are currently non-existent in Grand Prix racing, thanks to a prosperous trio of front-running teams - Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull - holding the exclusive rights to victory. And among the unassailable favourites, Mercedes itself has been in a league of its own for the past five years, although the Scuderia appeared at one point in 2018 to be well-positioned to break its rival's hegemony. Domination can be tiring for the fans and...
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