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F1 should not become a 'beta test', says Wolff

Formula 1 must not rush into ‘beta test’ experiments with all-new rules in a bid to drive up audiences, claims Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff. As Liberty Media begins its revamp of F1 following its takeover of the business and ousting of Bernie Ecclestone, Wolff has urged caution in making snap changes to improve the spectacle. Instead, he believes that any moves to shake up the show need to be well-considered, and must not alienate the core audience that has kept F1’s popularity up. “I think we need to acknowledge that Formula 1 is a technical sport, so it will always polarise,” Wolff said in an interview published on the Mercedes F1 website on Thursday. “There are people...
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