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Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari Win Helps Put Formula One Back In Gear

Bernie Ecclestone can raise a toast to the F1 gods after a weekend to savour in Malaysia gave the sport a reason to smile again.

Crisis loomed like the black clouds over Sepang after the German Grand Prix’s axing, deafening complaints from teams and a soporific first race in Australia.

But out of the blue, Vettel and Ferrari punctured Mercedes’ dominance, while Malaysia put pen to paper on a new, three-year deal which secures the race until 2018.

While Formula One’s problems are hardly solved, Ferrari’s resurgence will at least pique interest in a sport which was again becoming dangerously one-dimensional.

- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/sports/article/ferrari-helps-put-f1-back-in-gear#sthash.Du3rkFNb.dpuf

Bernie Ecclestone can raise a toast to the F1 gods after a weekend to savour in Malaysia gave the sport a reason to smile again.

Crisis loomed like the black clouds over Sepang after the German Grand Prix’s axing, deafening complaints from teams and a soporific first race in Australia.

But out of the blue, Vettel and Ferrari punctured Mercedes’ dominance, while Malaysia put pen to paper on a new, three-year deal which secures the race until 2018.

While Formula One’s problems are hardly solved, Ferrari’s resurgence will at least pique interest in a sport which was again becoming dangerously one-dimensional.

- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/sports/article/ferrari-helps-put-f1-back-in-gear#sthash.Du3rkFNb.dpuf
F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone "can raise a toast to the F1 gods after a weekend to savour in Malaysia," according to the AFP. Crisis "loomed like the black clouds over Sepang after the German Grand Prix’s axing, deafening complaints from teams and a soporific first race in Australia." But out of the blue, Vettel and Ferrari "punctured Mercedes’ dominance, while Malaysia put pen to paper on a new, three-year deal which secures the race until 2018." While F1’s problems are "hardly solved," Ferrari’s resurgence "will at least pique interest in a sport which was again becoming dangerously one-dimensional."

Huge overheads and falling profits mean many observers think the sport is headed for a tipping point this year, which could force deep reforms.

“I think 2015 is going to be a watershed in Formula One, on many fronts,” Force India deputy team principal Robert Fernley told AFP.

“And it’s going to have to re-look at itself in a very in-depth way in 2015 to make sure that it addresses the concerns of the fans, the teams, the TV, the media, the whole group.

“Because I don’t believe that we’re doing a good job at the moment at that.”

- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/sports/article/ferrari-helps-put-f1-back-in-gear#sthash.Du3rkFNb.dpuf

Huge overheads and falling profits mean many observers think the sport is headed for a tipping point this year, which could force deep reforms.

“I think 2015 is going to be a watershed in Formula One, on many fronts,” Force India deputy team principal Robert Fernley told AFP.

“And it’s going to have to re-look at itself in a very in-depth way in 2015 to make sure that it addresses the concerns of the fans, the teams, the TV, the media, the whole group.

“Because I don’t believe that we’re doing a good job at the moment at that.”

- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/sports/article/ferrari-helps-put-f1-back-in-gear#sthash.Du3rkFNb.dpuf
Huge overheads and falling profits "mean many observers think the sport is headed for a tipping point this year, which could force deep reforms." Force India Deputy Team Principal Robert Fernley said, "I think 2015 is going to be a watershed in Formula One, on many fronts. And it’s going to have to re-look at itself in a very in-depth way in 2015 to make sure that it addresses the concerns of the fans, the teams, the TV, the media, the whole group. Because I don’t believe that we’re doing a good job at the moment at that" (AFP, 3/30).

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