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Todt backs Ecclestone amid corruption charge
FIA president Jean Todt has backed Bernie Ecclestone, as German prosecutors prepare to charge the F1 chief executive for corruption.
It has been suggested Ecclestone will be stepped down by the sport's owners CVC if he is charged or convicted.
But FIA president Todt is quoted by DPA news agency: "He has every right to his job and he does it very well.
"He is also employed by CVC, so it is their decision," the Frenchman added.
Todt might be standing firm with Ecclestone due to the turmoil the 82-year-old's departure would create.
Paul Stoddart, the former Minardi owner, told Bloomberg it could take years for Ecclestone's successor to "get up to speed".
"CVC is...
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