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Liberty tells Bernie it's time to go
Phillip van Osten
23/01/2026 at 17:1523/01/2026 at 13:55 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. On this day in 2017, Bernie Ecclestone was dismissed as the long-standing chief executive of Formula 1. It was a forced exit for the 86-year-old in the wake of Liberty Media's takeover of Formula 1. The decision brought to an end one of the most remarkable and successful reigns in the history of sports, the former supremo having ruled for four decades over Grand Prix racing and elevated the discipline to a global franchise and financial powerhouse. "I'm proud of the business that I built over the last 40 years and all that I have achieved with Formula 1," commented Ecclestone at...
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