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The F1 world never fails to confuse me. The achievement of putting on a meaningful and exciting World Championship under Covid restrictions has been immense. So is the introduction of a team budget cap, something which has never been remotely achievable before.

The organisation of such complicated events is very slick. Impressive also is the rigorous scrutineering and monitoring of increasingly sophisticated racecars that, unchecked, would be cleverly enabled to skirt around the plethora of technical regulations. The whole result is highly professional, and sets a standard for all sports.

But then we have the flip side.

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