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F1 drivers call for change of governance

Grand Prix drivers called on Wednesday for Formula One to change the way it is run and abandon 'obsolete and ill-structured' decision-making processes that they said could affect the sport's popularity. The Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) set out their views in a strongly-worded open letter, signed by champions Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel as well as chairman Alex Wurz, to stakeholders and fans. It called for Formula One's owners to "consider restructuring its own governance" and said the sport needed to base its decisions on a "clear master plan" reflecting core values. "We feel that some recent rule changes – on both the sporting and technical...
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