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Di Montezemolo: Horner as F1 boss a joke

errari President Luca di Montezemolo has laughed off Bernie Ecclestone's recent comments claiming that Red Bull team boss Christian Horner would be his ideal successor. Ahead of the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix, Ecclestone heaped praise on Horner for his efforts at the Milton Keynes-based outfit, making clear that he does not want "a corporate type" taking over his role as the commercial head of Formula 1. But di Montezemolo, speaking in a wide-ranging interview with Italian TV channel Rai Uno, brushed the remarks aside as another of the 83-year-old's many "jokes". "Ecclestone sees Horner as his successor? As the years go by, he more and more enjoys making...
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