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Wolff reacts to Ecclestone's manufacturer taunt

Mercedes F1 chief Toto Wolff has hit back at Bernie Ecclestone, after the F1 supremo suggested carmakers are prepared to destroy F1 for their own gain. Manufacturers including dominant Mercedes are siding against the sport's new plans for faster cars in 2017 and parallel engine regulations. 'They are not thinking of the sport, only themselves,' Ecclestone told Auto Motor und Sport. 'We cannot destroy formula one due to people who believe they can take the sport hostage.' But Wolff insists that Mercedes is thinking about F1, amid evidence that other racing categories have tried and failed to equalise performance with sets of parallel regulations. 'I don't understand,' he told DPA news...
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