Making the good better - A vision for Formula One: Step Three

Former F1 team boss and FIA advisor, Tony Purnell, reveals the thinking behind the drive to improve F1's entertainment factor - including Bernie Ecclestone's very odd proposal - insisting that all is fine as it is.

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