The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is ​​dominated by talk of a new sprint timetable and the possibility of diverting attention from Sunday’s race.

However, the lack of action at the Grand Prix itself underscores that the current generation of cars doesn’t offer the kind of spectacle hoped for when the new rules are introduced in 2022.

Wolff believes the lack of enthusiasm in Baku is enough for F1 and the teams to consider examining which elements do not comply with current regulations.

“It wasn’t a thrilling day today,” Wolff said after the game in Baku. “Just not overtaking, even with a big difference in speed. It makes it not very entertaining.

“We have to analyze the weekend in sprint form and we can take positives from it, but in the end it all comes down to the game.

“It takes a tough fight and I think the highlight yesterday (in the sprint) was that George (Russell) and Max (Verstappen) were able to fight it. None of that today.

“Even if you’re within 0.2 seconds, it’s very difficult to overtake, almost impossible to overtake, unless the opposing driver makes a mistake.

“We need to really look at it and how we can avoid a boring game.”

Toto Wolff, Mercedes-AMG Team Principal and CEO

Photography: Simon Galloway/ motorsport pictures

While Wolff says the FIA’s decision to shorten the DRS zone has had a minor impact in terms of detrimental to overtaking, there is a growing consensus among drivers that cars in 2023 will find it harder to catch each other up than last year.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Winner Sergio Perez Said: “I feel like these cars generate more downforce, and by generating more downforce, it’s harder for the cars behind to keep up.

“Shortening the DRS is not the right thing to do in my opinion because it is inherently harder to overtake than last year, so we should review that.”

But while new-age cars may not offer everything F1 and the FIA ​​hoped for when they pushed the regulations, Wolff doesn’t think grand prix racing will need a whole new set of rules.

“I think after a race weekend like this we must never talk about it holistically and say it’s the wrong direction and we need to change radically,” he said.

“It’s more about understanding why it’s not as much fun. We had two cars going into the sunset with a good finish, and then there was a 20-second gap, I don’t know between Aston Martins today, ferrari And which of us is faster. You’re stuck where you’re stuck, that’s all.

“For us, it’s about finding more data sets in the next games and seeing how that goes and then we might need to make adjustments.”