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Manor new boss denies eyeing Ecclestone's job
Former Sainsbury's chief Justin King has played down suggestions his new role at Manor is a stepping stone to Formula 1's top job as last year King was proposed as a potential successor to Bernie Ecclestone. Now, he has surfaced at the reborn Manor Marussia, not having bought into the team but serving as an advisor to investor Stephen Fitzpatrick and interim chairman. But King said at Manor's launch event in London on Wednesday that he will eventually step down from the role. And he denied it could be a prelude to launching a bid to succeed Ecclestone as F1 chief executive. 'I have always been clear,' said King, 'I have never applied for a job where there isn't a vacancy — and...
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