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Originally Posted by nota
the 100 million is the german bank deal
the bambino trust is a UK tax court that wants 1.x billion back taxes
B E 's control has cost the tracks most of their income
while giving 100 million to the top teams to bribe them
while B E and CVC rank off more then 1/2 the income
result france has no GP
N-ring is broke
no dutch race
but lots of third world races
korea drop india drop turkey drop SA drop
burnie stole the TV rights and then the track ads,
made 4-5 billion and has almost broken the sport
with teams droping out and tracks unable to survive
the sport needs tracks and teams
it doesNOT need blood suckers like him and CVC
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I honestly don't get all the whining about Ecclestone... As was stated before, the guy basically built F1 into what it is today, while over the same period, countless other racing series have come and gone. Undoubtedly there's room for improvement, but the results speak for themselves.
Bernies job is to negotiate tough deals with the race promoters/