Are F1 personnel over-privileged?
GARY ANDERSON answers your questions on whether F1 team staff are overpaid, the benefits of ultra-wide 1970s tyres, the accuracy of fuel-consumption figures in F1 TV coverage and more
With the busy calendar for 2016, we hear lots of complaints about team staff having to work too hard. Isn't that just another example of over-privileged, overpaid people in F1 not realising how lucky they are to be in a line or work most can only dream of?
Mark Bates, via email
Mark, having worked in F1 for many years I can assure you it is no walk in the park. That said, I wouldn't change a day of it.
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