Sergio Perez admitted Formula One has become “incredibly boring” after Mercedes’ imposing dominance over the field has seen many races deprived of entertainment.
Lewis Hamilton has won six out of the first eight races of the season, while the other two were won by his teammate Valtteri Bottas. Mercedes are already 140 points clear in the constructor standings, while Hamilton is 36 clear of Bottas and 76 clear of third-placed Sebastian Vettel.
“I wouldn’t say the sport is in crisis but it’s definitely losing interest from a lot of people,” Perez said.
“You do have some races that are incredibly boring at the top of the field. But when you look at the midfield, like in the last race [in France], it wasn’t decided until the last lap so the problem is more with the top teams.
“The difference that there is, the whole pack has to be a lot closer together, give equal opportunity to everyone and give more people the chance of winning.
“To do that you have to make the rules a bit more complex and have less gaps between the teams. That’s the best way to create interesting races.”
Perez’s comments come off the back of Hamilton’s victory at the French Grand Prix which was deplored as one of the dullest front-field races in the sport’s history.
