Bernie Ecclestone articles on F1 Fanatic archive
Drivers object to late race starts but Abu Dhabi wants special start time for finale 10th April 2009, 14:37
The F1 drivers have collectively voiced their unhappiness about late race start times. A GPDA representative confirmed to Autosport the Malaysian Grand Prix might have been re-started had it not been started so late: It wasn’t the rain that was the problem in Malaysia, because it can rain just as heavily at 2pm as it [...]
What’s the point of Formula 1? 30th March 2009, 18:43
Tomorrow I’m being interviewed by BBC Radio 4 for a programme called “What’s the point of Formula 1?” They’re keen to hear opinions from passionate F1 fans about the state of the sport. So let’s have them!
Ecclestone hits back at teams over rules 21st March 2009, 11:08
Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at the F1 teams after seeing his plans for a ‘most wins’ based championship system fail: That’s the problem with democracy. These teams couldn’t agree with themselves let alone each other. The simple fact is that because the sporting regs are out the FIA cannot do anything for now, but [...]
Where the money goes in F1 2nd March 2009, 22:15
A fearsome battle is brewing in F1 between Bernie Ecclestone – the man who has the biggest say in where money goes in the sport – and the teams, who want a bigger slice of F1′s revenues. Money is always a hot topic in F1 as too little of the enormous revenues the sport generated [...]
USF1 to be ‘poster child’ team (updated) 24th February 2009, 18:58
F1 Fanatic guest writer Gerard Hetman kept an eye on the USF1 announcement on Speed TV and sent in this report. Tuesday saw the dawn of a new era in Formula 1 team management and ownership with the launch of the USF1 racing team. Co-founded by longtime F1 stalwarts Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor, the [...]
HD channel to show F1 in Australia 17th February 2009, 18:41
Australians are to get a new dedicated sports channel that could show Formula 1 in HD. ONE, a new channel launched by Network Ten, promises “live and extended coverage of the Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix over the launch weekend with more than 22 hours of action across Friday, Saturday and Sunday.” Few other [...]
Top Britons in F1 according to The Times 25th January 2009, 11:57
The Times put together a Sporting Power 100 over the last six weeks. Six names made it onto the list, which focussed on “most influential people today in British sport.” Who made the list and, just as important, who didn’t?
Williams gets £14.5m from Ecclestone 24th January 2009, 12:20
Williams told the world it had the budget in place to compete in F1 in 2009 and 2010 at the launch of its FW31 earlier this week. But the true scale of its financial plight has been made clear as it emerged that part of that money came in the form of a £14.5m advance [...]
KERS and the argument over costs 21st January 2009, 12:00
Bernie Ecclestone has changed his approach in his ongoing row with the Formula 1 Teams’ Assoication over the distribution of money in F1. When Ferrari and FOTA boss Luca di Montezemolo first pressed Ecclestone to incresae the share of money the teams received, Ecclestone’s response was to try to embarrass Montezemolo by publicly reminding him [...]
Jackie Stewart’s criticism is persuasive but he can offer more than words 6th January 2009, 7:00
Sir Jackie Stewart’s interview in yesterday’s Times, spread across the inside back pages, is a must-read. Stewart’s criticism of Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley’s governance of Formula 1 is as rational as it is critical. His message is simple – they have stayed too long, they must be replaced – and it’s entirely persuasive. But [...]
