Sep.21 If F1's engine rules do not drastically change, Mercedes will continue to dominate long into the future. That is the view of 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, who thinks even the radically different rules for 2022 will not stop Mercedes' dominance. "As long as Formula 1 stays with the hybrid formula, it will be nearly impossible for the others to get close to Mercedes," he told La Stampa. "The changes to the rules are not there to stop Mercedes dominating, and they give little freedom to the designers," Villeneuve explained. "Anyone who is currently at the front of the field will continue to be there under the new rules." Indeed, the FIA is not...
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