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Ecclestone gives Horner backing

SAO PAULO, Nov 22, 2013 (AFP) - Formula One commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone broke his silence on Friday when he revealed that Red Bull team chief Christian Horner is his choice to succeed him and run the sport. Ecclestone, 83, currently facing legal challenges to his grip on the business he has built and guided over four decades, named Horner, 40, as his preferred successor for the first time, according to British newspaper reports. "If someone comes in from outside, a corporate type, I don't think I could work with them. It wouldn't last five minutes," Ecclestone told reporters at Interlagos on the eve of this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix....
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