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The two F1 rules problems Perez’s recent mishaps expose

OPINION: Sergio Perez has been involved in controversial crashes in the last two Formula 1 races, with the Suzuka event also including a regulation loophole his Red Bull squad used to avoid a penalty being stretched to the next round. These serve to make the case for two elements of F1’s rulebook being urgently re-examined

How Formula 1 is yearning for a 2021 scenario right now. That championship famously went down to the wire. This year will effectively have six grand prix dead rubbers – assuming Max Verstappen seals his third crown in the Qatar sprint race as he is near certain to do.

Two years ago, F1 television audience numbers were booming globally – famously boosted by Netflix’s Drive to Survive and all the new viewers that had come across what was already a successful F1 promotion vehicle during the COVID-19 lockdowns. In 2023, the championship’s spin is about new social media interactions and how fans engage in content differently during a dull season.

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