Formula 1 should be thankful of the Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton on/off track battle at Mercedes as it’s the only source of entertainment this season according to Flavio Briatore.
The former team principal was recently involved in discussions to bring additional excitement to the sport before the plans were abandoned following a string of exciting races.
Briatore however remains unhappy with the way sport has gone recently, but says F1 must be thankful for the drama coming from the Mercedes garage.
“Hamilton and Rosberg are the only ones who are bringing this Formula 1 to life,” declared the Italian.
“If they were more disciplined, looking at Mercedes’ technical advantage, no one would be able to keep in touch with them.
“You can’t have avoidable incidents which put other people’s work at risk, but they are good enough to fight without accidents.”
Briatore believes the team should already have declared Rosberg its number one driver because of his points advantage, relegating Hamilton to a supporting role.
“For me there has to always be a first driver and a second. One wins the Championship and the other helps with the Constructors’ title.
“After three or four races you realise who is the first, the one with more points. It should be Rosberg in this case.”
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