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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff calls F1's 2021 proposal a 'starting point for dialogue'

SAKHIR, Bahrain -- Mercedes boss Toto Wolff views the plans outlined by Liberty Media for F1's future as a starting point for discussions, saying they contain ideas that still need to be understood and refined.

The sport's bosses Chase Carey and Ross Brawn revealed their vision during a meeting with the sport's ten teams on Friday morning in Bahrain. A subsequent press release outlined Liberty's five-point plan for how to improve key aspects of the sport, although the teams were privy to far more details during Carey and Brawn's presentation.

A number of key political battle grounds are likely to emerge from Friday's meeting as teams digest the proposed changes to engine regulations, prize money, F1's governancee and the introduction of a budget cap.