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Lopez hits out at F1's archaic management
Lotus boss Gerard Lopez believes that those at the very top of F1 are damaging the sport and holding it back. Falling TV viewing figures and swathes of empty seats in grandstands are the obvious face of Formula One's failure to connect with current fans and attract new ones. The knock-on effect is that sponsors, alarmed by the statistics, are unwilling to pay the high prices demanded, leading to the abundance of unfilled space on many of this year’s contenders. Lopez is in no doubt as to where the blame lies. 'Formula One TV ratings are declining steeply whereas the show on track is exceptional, albeit still improvable,' he told AutoHebdo. 'The sport must reach out to the younger...
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