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Sep232023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Ecclestone: Verstappen is the best driver of all time

Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has said he believes Max Verstappen is the best driver of all time and that the Dutchman is better than Alain Prost and Lewis Hamilton. "Max is the best racer of all time," says Ecclestone. "I used to think Alain Prost was the best, but now I say Max. He's the smartest, the most inventive in exploiting the performance of the car. He's very direct, he knows what needs to be done straight away. He's higher on my list than Lewis Hamilton, who is obviously very, very talented, understands people and brings out the best in them, but Max brings out the best in the car." The 92-year-old Brit says that Max and Lewis are also very different. "When Lewis stops racing, he'll go into another world, the entertainment world or something, and Max will be the axis

Apr42023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Hamilton soon only a six-time world champion?

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Felipe Massa will examine legal options that would allow him to regain the 2008 world championship title, which was otherwise won by Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton was locked in a title fight with Felipe Massa in the 2008 season, and the Brazilian was left empty-handed by one point at the end of the season, while Hamilton, then in a McLaren, became the F1 world champion for the first time. Massa will be looking to change the outcome of the championship based on the Singapore Grand Prix, where Hamilton finished third and won six points under the current scoring system, while the Ferrari driver, leading until the pit stop, was left with a final thirteenth place after a refueling incident no points. Singapore 2008 was marked by the Crashgate affair, which was initiated by Fernando Alonso and his manager and then eki boss

October162022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Ecclestone: Red Bull won't just lose 2021 championship points

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The former boss of Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone is convinced that the Red Bull team will not lose more than a few points in the championship due to exceeding the budget limit in the 2021 season. The FIA announced on Monday that the Red Bull Racing team exceeded its 2021 million budget in the 145 season and although the exact figures for the overrun are not yet known, neither is the penalty for the offence. The rules say that the team would be penalized by deducting points for even a small overrun of the budget, but many experts are convinced that it will be a minor penalty in the form of restrictions on aerodynamic testing or a fine. But the team's direct rivals naturally demand a strict penalty, as any budget overrun is said to bring an advantage in the 2022 and 2023 seasons as well. Red Bull is said to be still resolving the ambiguity with the FIA

Mar272020 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Ecclestone is convinced that Wolff is moving to Aston Martin

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Bernie Ecclestone is confident that Mercedes boss Toto Wolff will join the Aston Martin team. Although Ecclestone left the reins of Formula 40 after 1 years, the 89-year-old Briton remains well-informed about what is happening in the sport he helped develop. Wolff has long been rumored to be planning his future outside of Mercedes, and those rumors got a little louder when Lawrence Stroll, owner of Racing Point, bought a majority stake in the Aston Martin brand in January this year, after which it will be named next season. his team. “Toto Wolff befriended Lawrence,” Ecclestone said. "He's smart enough to pick his friends well and I'm sure we'll see him at Lawrence at Aston Martin." Stroll bought 16.7% of Aston Martin shares in January

Feb32019 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Is Formula 1 back in the hands of Eccleston or Red Bull?

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After the American company Liberty Media bought Formula 2016 at the end of 1, it is now looking for a buyer, including former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone and the Austrian energy drink manufacturer Red Bull. Liberty Media announced major changes in the sport at the time of the takeover, and they have only managed to make a part of the announcement, while they are receiving increasingly harsh criticism from spectators, as well as from teams and race organizers. In addition, the owners were faced with the difficult decision of where to take F1 in 2021, when the new rules are expected to take effect. Due to the burning situation, Liberty Media decided to sell the entire or at least the majority share, and among the potential buyers was also Ecclestone, which would be ready to share

Sep302018 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Ferrari is too Italian to win

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Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone visited the caravan of his former circus in Russia before meeting with President Vladimir Putin. The Englishman also took time for the media, for which he commented on the situation in the fight for this year's world titles. Asked why the final victory slips out of Ferrari's hands, he replied: "Because it's too Italian. I've said that once. The team is back on track," measuring the black period between 1, when Jody Schekter teamed up. from Maranello brought the last title of world champion among racers, until 1979, when a series of defeats was interrupted by Michael Schumacher. In those 2000 seasons, Ferrari has won a total of 21 races, 46 of which were contributed by Schumacher in 16. Maranello otherwise celebrated design titles

Jan232017 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Ecclestone has launched Formula 1!

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A few days ago, we reported that radical changes at the helm of Formula 1 are expected to take place this week. The first of the announced changes has already taken place, as Bernie Ecclestone is no longer the head of Formula 1, according to German Auto Motor und Sport. Chase Carey. The new owners of Liberty Media have not yet officially confirmed the news, but the longtime boss said at his home in London: "I no longer run the company (Formula One Group that runs Formula 1)," thus confirming that he was ousted from the boss's throne. , where he sat for decades. "This role has been taken over by Chase. My days at the office will be calmer now. I may come to a race someday. I still have a lot of friends in Formula 1 and I still have enough money to be able to afford to visit the race," he added. Ecclestone will

Jan212017 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Will Ferrari be left without an 84 million bonus?

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The new owners of Formula One, Liberty Media, have hinted that many things will change in the fastest circus in the future. Among other things, there will be changes in the way financial revenues from sold commercial rights are distributed at the end. Above all, in the future, the money should be shared fairly with the teams, and this should also end the payment of bonuses for historical participation in the championship, which is received by the oldest teams. Ferrari, which has been competing in the Formula One championship from the very beginning, for example, receives more than 84 million euros per season just because they work together, and Sauber and Manor receive more than half as much. Greg Maffei from Liberty Media called on Ferrari to consider adopting a different distribution, as it will make Formula 1 more attractive, consequently

Nov242016 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Hockenheim will not host Formula 2017 in 1

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The head of the German racetrack Hockenheimring, Georg Seiler, has confirmed that his track will not be on the Formula One racing calendar next season, as he has not found a common language with Bernie Eccleston. The 2017 season has already been shortened to 20 races, and on July 30, when it is scheduled to be scheduled for the German Grand Prix, the caravan will be in a hurry at the Hungarian Hungaroring. Novia, however, did not actually surprise either side, as Seiler said that "no offer would be good enough to rule out economic risk, which was the first and main condition for organizing the race. Too bad, but not surprising, since the race was not confirmed and no agreement was reached between Formula One and the Hockenheimring. " “I don’t know how we could have saved this race,” Ecclestone commented on the news. “Amazing j

October262016 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Eccleston: Lewis is the best

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While Nico Rosberg is currently the overall leader in the three races before the end of the season, and theoretically, even if he is second three times in a row, he still has a chance to win his first world title, Bernie Ecclestone, according to some commentators and Formula One experts. 1, again a little, in its style of course, provokes. The great boss of Formula 1 has so far not hidden whose side he is standing on when it comes to the new world champion. Thus, he also stated in an interview with the Daily Mail that Rosberg would be a bad world champion. With this statement, however, he caused a great wave of criticism, including in the Mercedes team. He corrected his statement in an interview with the Bild Zeitung, and explained what he actually meant by it. “Basically the problem is that that newspaper wrote only half of what s