Some members of F1’s travelling circus admitted their frustration at the end of the Chinese grand prix. “It’s quite excruciating,” McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh is quoted by the Telegraph, ...
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Supermarket boss could ‘maybe’ run F1 – Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has failed to deny rumours Justin King, the 51-year-old British boss of supermarket chain Sainsbury’s, is being lined up to replace him. F1’s 82-year-old chief executive Ecclestone is ...
Read More »Still no F1 commercial deal for Marussia
The first race of the 2013 season came and went without Marussia signing a commercial agreement with the sport’s owners. In the days before Melbourne, team boss John Booth denied ...
Read More »Ecclestone ‘understands’ Danica Patrick’s F1 reluctance
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he understands why Danica Patrick is not interested in switching to formula one. The F1 chief executive said he has been searching for a female driver ...
Read More »Ecclestone told Mercedes to sign Hamilton
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he advised Mercedes to lure Lewis Hamilton from McLaren. Many were surprised when Hamilton decided to leave established top team McLaren for 2013 and beyond, but ...
Read More »New Jersey back on track for 2014 – promoter
New Jersey is back on track for a grand prix in 2014, promoter Leo Hindery has announced. The Manhattan-skyline street race was due to make its debut on this year’s ...
Read More »Marussia yet to agree TV coverage deal for 2013
It is possible Marussia will be notably missing from next weekend’s coverage of the 2013 season opener. That is because Bernie Ecclestone is yet to agree a new Concorde Agreement ...
Read More »Ecclestone wants third-generation Hill in F1
A third-generation formula one driver would be “fantastic”, the sport’s chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has admitted. Actually, the possibility is now quite real, with 1996 world champion Damon Hill’s 22-year-old ...
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