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Top teams need to make sacrifices to save F1 - Ecclestone

Getty Images Enlarge Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he is not capable of solving Formula One's financial problems without the biggest teams making sacrifices for the good of the sport. Following the collapse of Marussia and Caterham in the last two weeks, F1 arrived in Austin for the US Grand Prix in a state of turmoil. Force India is among other cash-strapped teams threatening to boycott this weekend's race, while larger teams remain unwilling to suddenly cut expenditure and the jobs that would go with it. At the centre of the spat is the distribution of prize money, which is heavily weighted towards the most successful teams and those with a long history in the sport. On top of that the...
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