Virgin team boss John Booth on Friday hit back at Bernie Ecclestone’s latest stinging criticisms. Stating that only Lotus deserves to be in F1, the sport’s chief executive had referred ...
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HRT has new ‘financial backer’ says Ecclestone
A new “financial backer” looks set to push the struggling Spanish team HRT forwards in 2011, Bernie Ecclestone revealed on Friday. The F1 chief executive was speaking in Brazil just ...
Read More »F1’s new team ‘cripples’ are ‘an embarrassment’ – Ecclestone
F1’s three new teams have been “an embarrassment” for the sport in 2010, according to chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. Through additional financial incentives, the 80-year-old Briton actively enticed new entrants ...
Read More »No public floatation for F1 – Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has played down suggestions formula one might be sold to the public. A few years ago, the F1 chief executive said an initial public offering “would probably be ...
Read More »Mosley denies Todt coup reports and F1 comeback
Max Mosley has played down reports he is preparing an attempt to return to power at F1’s governing body FIA. After a 16-year reign, the 70-year-old Briton hand-picked former Ferrari ...
Read More »SingTel denies sealing new Singapore GP deal
Singapore telecommunications company SingTel has denied it has agreed a deal to extend its naming sponsorship of the city-state’s night grand prix. “We agreed terms with SingTel for the renewal ...
Read More »Ecclestone confirms SingTel staying with Singapore GP
Singapore telecommunications company SingTel has renewed its naming sponsorship of the city-state’s night grand prix yet again. The company initially inked a one-year deal in 2008, and then extended the ...
Read More »Ecclestone gives finger to zimmer-frame gift
Photos of Bernie Ecclestone giving a middle finger salute are complementing reports on Thursday about the F1 chief executive’s birthday. F1’s chief executive and long-time ‘supremo’ is turning 80, and ...
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