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Johansson: F1 'dangerously' putting entertainment before sport
Former F1 driver Stefan Johansson fears that F1 could turn into motorsport's version of professional wrestling's WWE, where entertainment usurps sport. In his latest blog entry on his website, Johansson heavily criticized how F1's title decider in Abu Dhabi unfolded, emphasizing the crucial played by FIA race director Michael Masi in the race's outcome. Johansson said that Masi' handling of the event's restart at Yas Marina "made no sense on any level". The Swede now fears that a dangerous element of manipulation has been introduced into the sport for the pure sake of entertainment. "In the end, I think both Max and Lewis deserved to win the title this year, they both drove...
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