Paul Hembery: F1 drivers need to be kings as fans want heroes

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The drivers must again become the stars of Formula One rather than the boffins who now dominate the sport, says Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery, whose contract as F1’s tyre supplier expires at the end of 2016. “We have a sport which is very much dominated by technology. But I’d like to see the drivers positioned so that they are the kings, the stars who people are following and looking up to.”

Pirelli view F1 as the pinnacle of their involvement in more than 250 championships in 54 countries, and it is their position as a major sponsor, as well as the people who supply the rubber, which lends resonance to Hembery’s voice.

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