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Smaller teams see progress in money talks

Formula One's smaller teams felt at least a penny had dropped on Saturday after meeting the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone and rights holders CVC to discuss demands for more money. Sauber, Force India and Lotus bosses told reporters at an Abu Dhabi Grand Prix briefing that Ecclestone had apologised for calling them 'beggars' and recognised they had a point in seeking a re-distribution of revenues. "It's one of the first times, I wouldn't be arrogant to say it's the only time, where you really feel somehow that with some key people the coin has dropped," declared Lotus principal Gerard Lopez. "When CVC took over, the sport was generating $245 million for the...
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