Formula 1 is often criticised for minimal access to the drivers, however, Mark Webber says these days it has gone too far in the opposite direction.

Taking over Formula 1 at the beginning of last year, one of Liberty Media’s goals was to make the sport – and its drivers – more accessible.

Webber, though, now feels it has gone too far.

He told Autosport: “You’ve got to be very careful because the drivers still need to be heroes and something that’s still a little bit hard to touch and feel.

“We might have gone a bit too far with that in terms of access and social media.

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