Suppose history took a very different tack, with the social media revolution happening half-a-century earlier than it did.
How might that affect the public discussion of Formula 1?
It's a valid question simply because every aspect of the debate over F1's direction is rooted in such criticism - often based on harking back to a golden age.
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