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Wolff takes partial blame for team radio lobbying

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has been willing to concede he is partially to blame for lobbying Race Control on team radio throughout the 2021 season. Wolff, who has already called for said lobbying to stop next year, is not shying away from the fact that he, like others, was a pretty big advocate of allowing radio calls between the FIA and the team pit walls in order to allow the viewing fans to have a deeper insight during race weekends. However, whilst that new addition to the TV coverage was supposed to promote more transparency, it in turn allowed fans to see an uglier side of the sport in where teams – especially Mercedes and Red Bull given the fierce title battle they had –...
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