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Bernie Ecclestone's perfect Christmas present

Christmas is coming so what do you get for a billionaire who runs the world's most-watched annual sport?It is a question which was puzzling Pitpass' business editor Christian Sylt so he asked Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone. The response is one which may send a shiver down F1's 11 teams.'Really and truly, what would be easy for me is if we did a bit more like the NFL or something like that where we take over all the things that the teams have, all the sponsorship, everything. They have a race car and they get paid on results,' says Ecclestone.The teams are already in a plum position compared to most of the other stakeholders in F1. They receive a total of 50% of the sport's annual profit...
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