Formula 1 team chiefs have identified high ticket prices as a major problem for the sport, amid smaller crowds attending several garnds prix this season. The Telegraph reports that crowd numbers at some of the sport's most traditional venues including Spa, Hockenheim and Monza have been notably down in 2014. The sport has struggled for traction this year as some fans bemoan the loss of the screaming V8 engine note and the increasing complexity of the technology and rules. At the same time, Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is notoriously tough in his negotiations with circuits over the race sanctioning fees, which often results in the promoters having to charge exorbitantly high...
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