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Ecclestone denies ordering Mercedes TV blackout

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has denied he manipulated the coverage of Japanese Grand Prix to exclude Mercedes. The silver cars, finishing first and second at Suzuka after the Singapore slump, were shown for just 5 of the 90 broadcasted minutes of the official race coverage. Bosses Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda admitted they noticed the discrepancy, and suggestions elsewhere noted that Ferrari was also not prominently featured on the so-called ‘world feed'. Lauda vowed to meet in London with F1 supremo Ecclestone this week to ask about the Mercedes ‘blackout', amid rumours the carmaker was being punished for refusing to supply engines to Red Bull next year. But Ecclestone told...
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