Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has insisted that he would like a closer challenge from Ferrari next season.
The German team has dominated the last two seasons with Lewis Hamilton claiming both world championships ahead of Nico Rosberg.
Fans have moaned that Mercedes are killing the sport and Wolff told Motorsport.com that he wants a tougher challenge.
"Yes, definitely”, he said.
“But this is a sport, and it is not wrestling. You cannot design a script and then act accordingly.
"It is a sport about the stop watch and the stop watch never lies. If you do a good job you are quick, you are winning races, and you are winning championships. If you are not you are not.
"So for the benefit of F1, we can wish for a more close competition – and with Ferrari as our best 'frenemy' – that certainly would spice up F1. But it is not our agenda.
"We are not the commercial rights holder, we are not selling advertising. We are not responsible for the narrative of the television pictures.
"We certainly consider them, but our objective and the reason for us being in our current roles is that we need to win – and win races and win championships."
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has insisted that he would like a closer challenge from Ferrari next season.
The German team has dominated the last two seasons with Lewis Hamilton claiming both world championships ahead of Nico Rosberg.
Fans have moaned that Mercedes are killing the sport and Wolff told Motorsport.com that he wants a tougher challenge.
"Yes, definitely”, he said.
“But this is a sport, and it is not wrestling. You cannot design a script and then act accordingly.
"It is a sport about the stop watch and the stop watch never lies. If you do a good job you are quick, you are winning races, and you are winning championships. If you are not you are not.
"So for the benefit of F1, we can wish for a more close competition – and with Ferrari as our best 'frenemy' – that certainly would spice up F1. But it is not our agenda.
"We are not the commercial rights holder, we are not selling advertising. We are not responsible for the narrative of the television pictures.
"We certainly consider them, but our objective and the reason for us being in our current roles is that we need to win – and win races and win championships."
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