Where F1 went wrong

Sir,

We do not have to look far to see what is wrong with Formula One motor racing, do we?

Money and the Mickey Mouse Circuits! In the latest report from Imola, we have the unbelievable remark from Ron Dennis, “David should not have to be aggressive to overtake’. It was a lack of sportsmanship that applies to both the drivers and their teams”. Do not have to be aggressive? Tell that to racers like Schumacher, Mansell and Villeneuve. They would soon have got by. What did Coulthard want the other drivers to do? Pull into a lay-by and wave him past? He just hasn’t got what it takes.

Sportsmanship? What room is there for that when Grand Prix racing is dominated by big business and big money? We just have to realise that it is no longer a sport but just a business.

I am, yours, etc. G Parminter, Heckington, Lincolnshire