Monisha Kaltenborn says the departure of F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone could be remembered as a positive “turning point” for the sport.<\/p>\n
Kaltenborn runs the small and struggling Sauber team, whose disenchantment with F1’s existing regime prompted it and Force India to lodge a protest with the European Commission.<\/p>\n
Now, she has told German radio Deutschlandfunk that “The exit of Bernie Ecclestone is a turning point for the whole of formula one”.<\/p>\n
Kaltenborn continued to the Sport am Sonntag programme: “It is a big change when the person who made the final decision on everything is no longer there.”<\/p>\n
One major change, she suggested, is likely to be in the area of F1’s broadcast rights, which under Ecclestone’s reign have been “very restrictive”.<\/p>\n
“As a team, we cannot use the moving images from the race of our own car, for example — on any medium,” Kaltenborn explained.<\/p>\n
“The most important thing is that, as a sport, we can get closer to the fan and be able to communicate.”<\/p>\n
Already flagged by F1’s new chief executive Chase Carey are changes to the controversial income distribution system, and even potential spending caps for the teams.<\/p>\n
“I see this as all fundamentally positive,” Kaltenborn reacted. “But I am also not so naive as to believe that everything will now be right.<\/p>\n
“I think there is a long way to go. But we now have a promising environment, thanks to the new owners,” she added.<\/p>\n
As for Ecclestone’s actual removal as CEO, Kaltenborn commented: “I see this less as a relief and more as an opportunity for the whole of formula one.”<\/p>\n
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