Hot on the heels of renewed talk of a F1 ‘breakaway’ series, reports quote Ron Dennis as accusing Bernie Ecclestone of stealing the sport’s commercial rights from the teams. The ...
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Latest breakaway threat ‘nonsense’ – Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has dismissed as “complete nonsense” Luca di Montezemolo’s new threat about a F1 series breakaway in 2013. Just as the major teams threatened a split last year whilst ...
Read More »Briatore sells QPR share to majority owner Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has reportedly bought Flavio Briatore’s share of Queens Park Rangers and now owns the “majority” of the London football club. It was earlier believed that both Briatore and ...
Read More »Montezemolo makes new F1 breakaway threat
According to Luca di Montezemolo, there is still a risk that formula one teams will break away and form a rival series after 2012. Although the political row with departed ...
Read More »Ecclestone appoints successor for retiring McNally
Bernie Ecclestone has appointed a successor for the retiring Paddy McNally. Entrepreneur McNally, also a director of the sport, heads the lucrative trackside advertising company Allsport, which also runs the ...
Read More »BRDC says Silverstone development reports ‘poppycock’
Reports that Bernie Ecclestone might bail out Silverstone are “poppycock and mischief-making”, according to sources at the circuit-owning British Racing Drivers’ Club. Rumours have indicated that the BRDC is running ...
Read More »World Cup chief urges Belgium to keep grand prix
The fact Belgium did not win its bid for the 2018 World Cup could be a blessing in disguise for fans of the historic F1 race at Spa-Francorchamps. Spa’s grand ...
Read More »Schumacher not happy to stay in F1 midfield
Michael Schumacher has set out his stall for a much more competitive car in 2011. After three years of retirement, the 41-year-old struggled this year alongside his younger teammate Nico ...
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