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Is Mercedes' dominance damaging F1?

The Spanish Grand Prix saw Mercedes take its fifth one-two victory in as many races this year while Ferrari failed to perform despite bringing a raft of updates to its car. With the championship looking increasingly one-sided, we assembled our panel of F1 journalists to chew the fat over the main talking points from Barcelona.

Is Mercedes' current level of dominance causing long-term damage to Formula One?

MH: No more than when, say, McLaren dominated 30 years ago or, much worse, Ferrari and Michael Schumacher ruled for so long in the Noughties.