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Cultural politics storm F1 paddock

Jul.1 Even with a fascinating battle for the world championship in play, cultural politics are dominating the scene in Formula 1 for now. The paddock is now up in arms about the latest comments made by former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, including that he would 'take a bullet' for Russian president Vladimir Putin. He was also critical of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and defended F1 legend Nelson Piquet – who has just been kicked out by the Silverstone owning British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC). 'Nelson would never go out of his way to say anything bad, certainly,' 91-year-old Ecclestone is quoted as saying. 'I think what probably happened, as his daughter is the...
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