News Details

F1 must start from scratch with fan input - Ecclestone

Bernie Ecclestone has likened Formula 1 to that of an old house which needs pulling down and re-building from scratch, adding that the opinion of fans should also be considered. The 84-year-old made the comments to German television station ZDF during a joint-interview with friend and former FIA president Max Mosley. He said if it were up to him, he would "tear the rule book up, get a few competent people together and rewrite the Formula 1 regulations". He failed to expand on who those competent people might be, but suggested F1 fans should have a say because they're the ones the sport needs to appease. "We mustn't forget we're in the entertainment business, so we ought...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ecclestone: It's an engineers' championship

Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley agree that today's F1 is about the...
10y ago from Pitpass.com

F1 will ‘never’ stop open cockpits – Ecclestone

F1 will ‘never' stop open cockpits – Ecclestone Posted On 13...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Ecclestone says open cockpits will never go

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he does not back moves to put a cover...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Ecclestone: Rip it up, start again

Bernie Ecclestone rates Alain Prost as the 'best driver' in F1 as while...
10y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Will Power turns first IndyCar laps with Andretti at...

IndyCar veteran Will Power completed his first test laps with his new...

Alex Palou delivers takedown of McLaren F1 drivers...

IndyCar champion Alex Palou has delivered a takedown of both McLaren...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC Rally Islas Canarias stays until 2029

WRC Promotor and Rally Islas Canarias have signed a three year extension...
41m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Surprise claim that important Arsenal star 'making...

Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli could reportedly be making plans to...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Two Arsenal transfer targets could point towards...

Arsenal are reportedly looking at two transfer targets that could point...
41m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Sources: Liverpool early favourites to sign 'superb'...

Liverpool are understood to be showing the strongest interest in a...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Ornstein says Man Utd & Chelsea want £100m star...

David Ornstein has provided the latest transfer information on Nottingham...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.