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Ecclestone slams Jerez testing 'farce'
Jan 31st, 2014 .- F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has slammed the sport's brave new era, saying the Jerez test this week proves the radical 2014 rules have produced "a total farce". "Look at the last few days. I said it was going to be like this," he told the Daily Mail, referring to the chaos at the opening winter test, headlined by reigning world champions Red Bull's almost total inability to run the new car. Ecclestone, who railed against the introduction of energy recovery-powered turbo V6 engines, said he isn't taking the blame. "They (the FIA and the teams) insisted on these new engines," he said. "If they wanted to race like this they should...
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