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Ecclestone 'no longer feels wanted at Grand Prix races'

Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says that the sport's new owners don't want him attending Grand Prix events in 2018. Ecclestone is officially still 'chairman emeritus' of F1. However, he believes that the new management installed since Liberty Media's takeover would prefer he wasn't around. "I have the feeling that my successors do not want to see me at the track anymore," he told Auto Motor und Sport this week. Ecclestone said that he disapproves of Liberty's approach of investing heavily in marketing the sport. "It is important that the teams market themselves, and that the promoters promote their event," he explained. "If FOM competes as a third party,...
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