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Horner: 'You can't compare Formula E to Formula 1'

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner doesn't agree with Sir Richard Branson's comments that the all-electric Formula E series would overtake Formula 1 in terms of popularity within "four to five years". Horner says the series, which ended its inaugural season last weekend in London, can't be compared to F1 because it caters for a different market. "Formula E has done well to get where they are, but you can't compare it in the same sentence to F1," he told reporters including Grand Prix Times on Tuesday. "It's positioned totally differently to Formula 1. The cars look slow. "I watched the [final] race on Sunday and it looks more of a...
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