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Ecclestone: Mercedes-Ferrari juggernaut could destroy F1
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Formula One commercial chief Bernie Ecclestone warns that Mercedes and Ferrrari’s stronghold on the sport, both on and off track, could potentially end up destroying it altogether. Ecclestone’s remarks come in the wake of escalating tensions with the series’ manufacturers, as he still pushes for new engine regulations to be implemented. The rift started growing when F1’s ruling body, the FIA, released a strong-worded statement to allow the introduction of an independent power unit from 2017. The document, which had been endorsed by Ecclestone’s Formula One Management [FOM], came out after Ferrari had vetoed cost-capping measures. The 85-year-old supremo...
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