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Ecclestone: Turning F1 into a fast-food joint is wrong

Bernie Ecclestone ruled Formula 1 with an iron fist for decades and likened the sport, under his leadership, to a three star Michelin restaurant and warns new owners Liberty Media that changing it to a fast food joint is a mistake. Ecclestone has been marginalised for the past year, since the takeover of F1 by new owners Liberty Media, but this has not silenced the billionaire who still has piquant views about the direction the sport is heading since his demise. In a recent swipe at the new owners Ecclestone said of Liberty Media in an interview with Folha de Sao Paulo, earlier this month, 'They should wake up. I have nothing against them, I feel sorry for them. It's more or less like...
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