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Bernie Ecclestone denies saying F1 ‘crap’

As the hybrid power units whirred, Bernie Ecclestone's 'crap' comment echoed around the paddock of the Red Bull Ring. 'That's a good sales strategy,' Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said ironically, when told that the sport's supremo had used the four-letter word to denounce formula one. But even Ecclestone was surprised when told that he had described the increasingly out-of-favour pinnacle of motor sport as a 'crap product'. 'Really? I don't know who said that. Bad quote,' the 84-year-old told reporters in Austria. Actually, Ecclestone had uttered the words recently to the respected AFP news agency, but he was clearly referring only to the quiet, expensive and unreliable turbo V6s for...
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