“A lot of stupid things come out of America,” Bernie Ecclestone critiques the shenanigans of Liberty Media
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Bernie Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone is one of the most familiar names in the world of F1, excluding the drivers. The British billionaire has been associated with the sport since the 1950s, and despite being in his 90s, he is still pretty much active and keeps an eye on the developments of the sport.
Ecclestone has now lashed out at the American and the current owners of F1, the Liberty Media Group. The Briton has hit out at the way the group is managing the sport currently. He believes that the current way in which F1 is being run is heavily American, which to some extent is true, seeing how things have fallen into the place recently. With heavily dramatized work on Formula 1 with Netflix’s Drive to Survive, F1’s popularity soared in the United States. This rise has also led to the addition of two American races, the Miami GP in 2022 and the Las Vegas GP in 2023.
Bernie, who was removed from the F1 group as its chief executive by the new and the current owners in 2017, as quoted by the GP Blog, said, “They are producing ‘Formula 1: The American Style.’ It could be good, because a lot of stupid things come out of America and everyone is happy, but that was not the way I ran things.”
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How did Liberty Media respond to Bernie Ecclestone?
Liberty Media only bothered for a single line statement upon the comments of the former F1 mogul. In the past, they have dissociated from Bernie’s comments on various issues.
Replying to the above statement, Greg Maffei, the CEO of Liberty Media, said, “Bernie can think what he wants. But the reality is that everyone wants to be there now.”
And at this moment, Bernie seems to be alone and at cross paths with everyone else. Toto Wolff in support of the new management said, ” “Bernie was good in his time, he invented our sport. But technologies have changed,” and Zak Brown, the McLaren CEO, seconded by adding, “The demand from sponsors and fans has been out of this world.”
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