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Bernie Ecclestone has backed the FIA’s efforts to reinstate a 107% qualifying rule in Formula One
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Having previously admitted to Chris Sylt that he is seeking a 20 race calendar in 2011 and beyond, Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that he still hopes to see the sport return to the United States.
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I have to admit, I was getting worried during the past few days as we headed into the first practice session at Bahrain.
The news was quiet. Too quiet. I couldn’t help but think: Aren’t these the moments when Bernie Ecclestone feels the need to fill the media void with some outrageous…
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Preparations are underway for an official Formula One film to be made after a deal was struck with F1’s commerical chief Bernie Ecclestone.
It is understood that the F1 film will be an action documentary and will focus on the time period between 1968, when Jim Clark died at Hockenheim, and 1982, when Gilles Villeneuve had [...]

Formula 1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that the sport recently came close to seeing a return to the calendar of South Africa. The Kyalami circuit last hosted a World Championship race for the country in 1993.
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Formula One fans are in for a treat this season. With 12 teams, 24 drivers and four world champions on the grid, it promises to be the most thrilling championship in years. The sport is clearly in rude health, and so it’s no surprise that Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One Management’s CEO, is upbeat ahead of [...]

With new drivers, teams and rules, the 2010 Formula One World Championship is proving to be as unpredictable as ever, ahead of the season opener in Bahrain.
In the first of a mini-series of articles, Forumula1.net’s Alex Scott looks at how the sport’s latest batch of technical regulations will pose a major challenge to its competitors in their [...]

With Bernie Ecclestone having confirmed a Grand Prix on the streets of Italian capital city Rome for 2013, the Formula 1 commercial rights holder has also said that the calendar will be increasing in length to a record 20 races in coming years, with Qatar hoping to add its name to the list.
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I have been accused of having or showing too much Bernie-love from time to time and that is probably a fair criticism of me if I’m honest. Bernie Ecclestone is indeed an enigma. Yes the F1 impresario is an object of insurmountable novelty, shrewd business acumen, and longevity. I’ve…
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It’s been all-change in Formula One since checkered flag fell for the final time in 2009, in Abu Dhabi. Gone are Kimi Raikkonen and Giancarlo Fisichella and in their place comes a whole host of rookie drivers and experienced old-pros.
With the start of the 2010 Formula One World Championship only days away, Forumula1.net gives you [...]