Christian Horner has refuted the allegations to Dutch publication De Telegraaf, though the exact nature of the complaint remains unclear. The BBC has stated that they pertain to ‘inappropriate and controlling behaviour’, yet Red Bull has not verified this. Interest in the investigation has extended beyond the confines of the Red Bull headquarters in Milton
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Ex-Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone picked up the number two spot on the UK’s top taxpayers list, following a lengthy legal battle with the UK tax authorities. Ecclestone had to pay HMRC a staggering £652.6 million consisting of tax and penalties, after being forced to settle a debt. His giant payment has boosted him into
MoreAt the time of writing this (January 23), it marks exactly seven years since Bernie Ecclestone was replaced as CEO of Formula 1, ending a significant era in the sport. Ecclestone was dismissed by the current owners of the sport Liberty Media, in what was a forced exit following their takeover of the pinnacle of
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Ex-Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone doesn’t think Mercedes will take the fight to Red Bull in 2024, with him believing that if “anyone can do it”, it’ll be Ferrari. Mercedes finished second in the Constructors’ Championship last season and finished narrowly ahead of Ferrari, following a late-season scrap. Despite beating the Italians being a positive
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Ex-Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone is hopeful that Lewis Hamilton can take the fight to Max Verstappen in 2024 and claim some more race wins, putting him in a position to potentially “make history”. The seven-time World Champion has gone two full seasons now without a race win, with his most recent victory still being
MoreEx-Caterham team boss Finbarr O’Connell has revealed that he was banned from the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix grid by Bernie Ecclestone, who was still Formula 1’s CEO at the time. 2014 was Caterham’s final season in F1, as the backmarker filed for administration in October 2014. They joined the pinnacle of motorsport in 2010
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Ex-Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone believes Mick Schumacher needs to “forget” his famous surname and instead “develop as a person”, if he wants to return to the pinnacle of motorsport. After racing for Haas in 2021 and 2022, Schumacher was released by the American team at the conclusion of his second season. Haas failed to
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Ex-Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone has slammed this weekend’s highly anticipated Las Vegas Grand Prix as having “nothing to do with F1”, with him insisting that he’s “not really looking forward to it”. F1 will return to Sin City this weekend for the first time since 1982, when the Grand Prix used to take place
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Formula 1 has witnessed a flurry of recent events, from legal matters to regulatory concerns, raising eyebrows across the motorsport community. Notable figures like Bernie Ecclestone, Lance Stroll, Lewis Hamilton, and Nelson Piquet have taken centre stage in these unfolding stories. First, the former F1 supremo, Bernie Ecclestone, made headlines for narrowly avoiding imprisonment due
MoreEx-Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone has pleaded guilty to fraud, in a hearing which took place Thursday morning in Southwark crown court, London. The 92-year-old had been under investigation for not declaring to the UK government £400 million worth of overseas assets, something he originally pleaded not guilty to during a court hearing in June
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