Wolff suggests 2021 regulations were made to stop Mercedes dominance

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff questions whether Max Verstappen would hold any importance to setting a new record of ten consecutive Grand Prix wins Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff questions whether Max Verstappen would hold any importance to setting a new record of ten consecutive Grand Prix wins Toto Wolff has suggested the 2021 Formula 1 regulations were made to hurt Mercedes, which was one reason why they lost the drivers' championship. Mercedes entered 2021 on the back of a record-equalling seventh world title for Lewis Hamilton but soon realised they would face a big fight with Red Bull and Max Verstappen.In mid-2020, changes to the floor regulations were announced for the 2021 season which saw limits to the floor in a bid to slow down the cars and reduce downforce. These changes appeared to hurt the low-rake cars the most, including Mercedes and Aston Martin. Hamilton controversially lost the drivers' title on the last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to Verstappen following a late-race safety car."We lost the 2021 drivers' championship for many reasons. One was the final race. But we also lost it because those regulations were set in place in order reduce the advantage we had," explained Wolff. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Jenson Button gives his thoughts on Lewis Hamilton's latest comments on Max Verstappen's driving partners, as well as looking at the future for Lando Norris Jenson Button gives his thoughts on Lewis Hamilton's latest comments on Max Verstappen's driving partners, as well as looking at the future for Lando Norris "2020 had been a super dominant year for us. I think it was the best car we ever had. Then, towards the end of the season, they changed the regulations by cutting the floor and that was to stop us."We saw the results in 2021, we were not as competitive as Red Bull was but at Silverstone we unlocked more potential of the car and got ourselves back into the championship. These regulations were targeted to reset the pecking order."Wolff: F1 can't be WWE Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Look back at some of the most dramatic moments to have taken place at the Singapore Grand Prix Look back at some of the most dramatic moments to have taken place at the Singapore Grand Prix Mercedes were the last team to beat Red Bull - at last year's Sao Paulo Grand Prix - and since then, the Milton Keynes-based outfit have won an unprecedented 15 races in a row.Verstappen is setting new records himself as he is on course to set new benchmarks for the most wins and podiums in a season. He has already made history with the most consecutive victories for a driver and is looking to add to his 10 straight wins this weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix - live on Sky Sports F1.Mercedes went through their own dominant seasons between 2014 and 2016, plus 2020, when they were clearly in a league of their own.Wolff says it is up to Mercedes to catch up, rather than rules being changed to slow down a dominant team. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 Podcast, Nico Rosberg reveals the extreme physical challenge drivers face during a race weekend in Singapore Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 Podcast, Nico Rosberg reveals the extreme physical challenge drivers face during a race weekend in Singapore "As a team principal, I don't want to jump on the bandwagon that others have done in the past of saying 'we need to change the regulations because we can't continue with the dominance of a team'," he said."If a team dominates in the way Max has done with Red Bull then it's fair dues. This is a meritocracy. As long as you comply with the regulations, technical sporting and financial, you just need to say 'well done'. It's up to us to catch up and if that takes a long time, then it takes a long time."I remember people crying foul when it was us. Entertainment follows sport and not the other way around. We can't be WWE, with scripted content. We don't want to be scripted content." Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Max Verstappen had a weekend to forget last year in Singapore following a fuel-shortage blunder in qualifying and an error-filled race where he finished seventh Max Verstappen had a weekend to forget last year in Singapore following a fuel-shortage blunder in qualifying and an error-filled race where he finished seventh Sky Sports F1's live Singapore GP scheduleFriday September 1510am: Singapore GP Practice One (session starts at 10.30pm)1.45pm: Singapore GP Practice Two (session starts at 2pm)3.30pm: The F1 ShowSaturday September 16 10.15am: Singapore GP Practice Three (session starts at 10.30am)1pm: Singapore GP Qualifying build-u