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Glock blames Ecclestone for small F1 team problems

30 January, 2013 Timo Glock Formula 1′s funding model does no favours to struggling smaller teams, claims Marussia refugee and newly signed DTM driver Timo Glock. The 30-year-old German has had to leave formula one for the DTM touring car series for 2013, because Marussia need to replace him with a pay-driver. 'I learned the hard way,' said Glock, 'that it is extremely difficult for a small team to come out of the cellar. 'The top teams get a lot of money from Bernie Ecclestone, starving the small teams a little bit. 'Finding partners to improve the budget is increasingly difficult,' he is quoted by Speed Week. Indeed, the smaller teams are apparently becoming increasingly reliant...
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