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Marko blames F1 for Austria's slow ticket sales

Whilst the British Grand Prix looks set to be a capacity sell-out of almost 150,000 spectators during Sunday's race according to race organisers, ticket sales in Austria aren't doing quite as well. Race promoter Red Bull are only expecting 60-70,000 through the gates in a fortnight, which is in stark contrast to the 95,000 sell-out seen last year when the race returned to the calendar. Red Bull's Helmut Marko has blamed the current state of Formula 1 for the sharp decline, describing the cars as not "spectacular or loud enough," according to local news agency APA. He also believes Mercedes' dominance is partly to blame: "It is the overall situation in F1. We have...
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