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Wolff: Critics should tone it down after Austria
Mercedes principal Toto Wolff hopes the Austrian Grand Prix will make critics think twice before calling Formula 1 boring in the future. A drab race the week prior in France had caused widespread criticism of Formula 1 and its lack of entertainment value, but the Austrian GP made up for it and then some with thrilling racing action and surprise winner in Max Verstappen. Wolff believed people were 'doing a Ratner' over the uninspiring races, referencing British businessman Gerald Ratner who criticised his own jewellery products in a speech in 1991, causing serious damage to the company's reputation. “I think all the ones that used the polemic and the hardest words in their rhetoric should...
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