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Bernie Ecclestone confirms talks with EU competitions commission

Formula One Management chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed that talks with the European Competitions Commission (ECC) have taken place over the sport's governance and prize money structure. Formula 1 teams Force India and Sauber wrote to the ECC last September to lodge an official complaint. In their joint letter, they stated that the way in which prize money is distributed is 'unfair and unlawful' and also criticised the way rules are voted on by a selection of the larger teams. Whilst no official investigation has yet taken place, Ecclestone confirmed that competitions commissioner Margrethe Vestager is getting 'more and more interested' in the structure of F1....
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