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Teams pushing Ecclestone to embrace internet era

Bernie Ecclestone Formula 1 needs to race into the digital era, according to Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali. A report by the Bloomberg news agency said the official Formula 1 website is only the 39th most popular among rival sports, and worryingly outpaced by the likes of Egyptian soccer and American entertainment wrestling. The report said chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has resisted embracing the internet to protect the huge revenue stream of exclusive television rights. Race highlights are therefore limited to a less than three minute clip put to contemporary music, but Domenicali thinks Formula 1 is being left in the pits. 'The young generation wants to see sport in a different...
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