Ecclestone: We’ve compromised enough on New Jersey
Bernie Ecclestone insists that the Grand Prix of America could still find a place on the 2014 F1 calendar, despite having said last week that the New Jersey event definitely won’t be happening due to...
View ArticleBernie Ecclestone: “FOM and Pirelli have a contract…”
Bernie Ecclestone has downplayed Michelin’s prospects of replacing Pirelli as F1’s sole tyre supplier, despite the French company formally confirming to the FIA that it is interested in the role....
View ArticleThe real Ecclestone is back, say F1 team bosses
F1 team bosses agree that Bernie Ecclestone has bounced back after the conclusion of his inevitably distracting German court case – and they say that his return to form is good for the sport....
View ArticleBernie Ecclestone: “You know I don’t like democracies…”
Bernie Ecclestone suspects that very little will get agreed in Thursday’s much anticipated F1 Strategy Group meeting, where rule changes both for the short term and for 2017 and beyond will be...
View ArticleMax Mosley: “I don’t really see Bernie’s role changing…”
Former FIA President Max Mosley believes that Bernie Ecclestone is likely to stay on and run continue to run F1 even if the sport is sold on by CVC. US firm RSE Ventures has been linked with a joint...
View ArticleTeams ask Ecclestone to create room for 2016 summer shutdown
F1 teams have asked Bernie Ecclestone to adjust the 2016 provisional calendar in order to restore a longer summer break and incorporate a factory shutdown. In recent years the calendar has left a gap...
View ArticleBernie Ecclestone: “I can’t make these people do something…”
Bernie Ecclestone said today that he doesn’t know whether Dietrich Mateschitz will follow through on his threat to withdraw from F1 if Red Bull cannot find a competitive engine package for its two...
View ArticleEcclestone rebuffs criticism of Japanese GP TV coverage
Bernie Ecclestone has downplayed the controversy over the apparent lack of coverage of Mercedes on the TV world feed of the Japanese GP. After the race senior Mercedes figures, including Niki Lauda,...
View ArticleF1 sale not so close after all, says Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has downplayed the possibility of a chunk of the F1 business being sold, just a couple of days after suggesting to a televised business forum that a deal could happen before the end...
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