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Internet is key to F1’s next generation

A debate is raging among F1 insiders as to whether the pinnacle of motor sport is being left behind in the internet age. It has emerged that the average age of those who participated in the Grand Prix Drivers' Association fan survey was 37, and 'more than half' don't even watch the races live on television. '45 per cent now watch races online,' said Telegraph correspondent Daniel Johnson, which he says is a 'a worthwhile pointer to Bernie Ecclestone, who is not a fan of social media'. Alex Wurz, the GPDA president, admitted that the sport's apparent inability to race into the 21st century is a concern. 'It is interesting that we have people who followed F1 for the first time in the 2000s...
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