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Is Mercedes Killing the Intrigue Of F1?





After Sebastian Vettel's Canadian GP win was stripped by an unfair and unnecessary penalty, numerous people have spoken out about what seems like F1's slow death.   

After 5 long years of dominance, Mercedes are showing absolutely no signs of slowing down (quite literally). The issue is that, this long and strong run of Mercedes comes at a time when the playing field between teams is more uneven than before. The sport is becoming incredibly easy to predict, so much so that my non-f1 watching parents can tell who takes pole Saturday and who wins on Sunday.

The gap between Mercedes is absolutely alarming. Despite rule changes, Ferrari and RedBull haven’t been able to catch up. There are so many on-track battles fans have been waiting to see, however with Mercedes cruising 30 seconds clear of everyone else, this doesn't seem likely. 
It's one thing for a team to dominate and win five consecutive championships, but winning an average of three out of every four races goes to show that Mercedes just might be the cause for this so called "slow death". 

There is no championship battle as of now, and quite honestly there hasn't been one for a while now. The main championship battle has been for second place between Ferrari and RedBull, which too is starting to become redundant and monotonous in the past few years. The other teams, are unfortunately just trying to stay relevant.  

Does the growing lack of interest reflect on the management? 
Absolutely. The FIA has been constantly criticised for being inconsistent and the Canadian GP incident was the final straw. A lot of people have even accused the FIA of being biased towards Mercedes. 

If Formula One has to be more competitive, it requires everyone to starting brining better cars on track, it requires Ferrari to literally get itself together and for the governing body to leave the racing part alone.  


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