Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner said that "Formula One drivers such as Australia's Daniel Ricciardo "need to be given the chance to compete with the dominant Mercedes team for the sake of fans," according to the AAP. Mercedes has on 16 of 19 grand prix in the past two years, "also notching 23 one-two finishes in that period." Horner believes the dominance of Mercedes pair Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton "is damaging the sport, and a solution needs to be found to level out the field." Horner said, "We want to see Daniel Ricciardo competing, and we want to see Sebastian Vettel competing against Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg." Horner said that Mercedes' dominant run "is different from what his team did during their stretch of four consecutive titles" with German Vettel driving from '10-13. Horner: "Two of our world championships went to the last race, and we never finished first and second in a championship. Inevitably, with predictability, people get turned off and it needs a rejig to bring it closer together" (AAP, 12/31).
