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Amid concerns that Formula 1 has become boring, Lewis Hamilton says it’s not his “job to convince people to watch a sport”, but F1 needs “to do better, as a sport”.
Red Bull has been completely dominating Formula 1 since the beginning of the 2022 season. The team’s advantage now is so big that many are saying the sport has become boring.
When asked about this ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton said F1 needs “to do better” to keep the sport interesting.
“It is not my job to convince people to watch a sport,” the Briton said.
“I’m not watching it, it’s not boring for me. I’m challenged every single day trying to get back to the front, so it’s definitely not boring from my perspective.
“But as a racing fan watching, I can understand because there’s not as much competition as [the US fans] are perhaps used to with the NBA and NFL at the moment.
“That’s not my doing but we need to do better, as a sport. They have already tried to bring the teams closer but it never seems to work.
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“So all I can say is that we’re working as hard as we can to close up and get back and give them some more excitement.”
When it was suggested to Lewis that the new generation of cars did not turn out to be as good for racing as it was promised, he said:
“It’s a pretty negative way to look at it. I think it’s good that we’re trying new things, and it’s important that we continue to move forward and evolve, and technology has evolved.
“It’s just unfortunate we still see the same sort of gaps between teams. I don’t know what the solution is for the future but we’re going to have to continue to adapt these regulations moving forward.
“Otherwise, it could be the same as it is now for years, until 2026, if we don’t do a better job, which we’re working on doing.
“I like the cars – without the bouncing. They’re a little bit heavy. I wouldn’t say making the cars heavy is a good idea,” Hamilton concluded.
