F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has been officially ousted. The news came as the sport’s new owner Liberty Media announced it has completed its F1 takeover, installing Chase Carey as ...
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Ecclestone to exit as FIA approves F1 buyout
The final hurdle has been cleared as Liberty Media races towards completing its takeover of formula one. Earlier this week, shareholders of the US media tycoon John Malone’s company approved ...
Read More »Ecclestone defends Vettel amid criticism
Bernie Ecclestone has jumped to the defence of Sebastian Vettel, amid criticism of the Ferrari driver’s performance and frustration in 2016. “It’s not his fault that he’s not winning,” the ...
Read More »Senior F1 drivers question Baku safety
Senior F1 drivers have questioned the safety credentials of the sport’s newest venue. What became clear on Thursday as the teams, drivers and engineers checked out Baku’s street circuit on ...
Read More »Ecclestone plays down latest Las Vegas reports
Bernie Ecclestone has dismissed the latest reports about Las Vegas potentially joining an F1 calendar of the near future. Speculation that F1 might host more American races often does the ...
Read More »Ecclestone says big-wigs ‘plotting’ his demise
Bernie Ecclestone on Sunday confirmed reports some of F1’s major stakeholders are “plotting” his demise. We reported this month that Mercedes and Red Bull have joined Ferrari in apparently moving ...
Read More »Wolff unhappy about Russia GP TV coverage
Toto Wolff has vowed to raise with Bernie Ecclestone the issue of Mercedes’ underrepresentation on television, despite its ongoing dominance of F1. The German marque’s F1 chief claims that, as ...
Read More »Women in F1 about money, not gender – de Silvestro
The woman who arguably got closest to a race seat in recent years says physical ability is not the reason there are no female drivers in F1. Although Susie Wolff ...
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