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Bernie slams Caterham 'begging bowls'
Bernie Ecclestone is not at all impressed by Caterham's decison to turn to crowdfunding to save team.
Earlier this week, Caterham appealed to fans to help finance a comeback at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The team, which is in administration, turned to crowdfunding through crowdcube.com/caterham/ .
But while Caterham's efforts have hit the right note with fans, raising over £500,000 prior to qualifying in Brazil, Ecclestone is not impressed.
"It's up to the fans if that's what they want to do. Maybe people will put investment in the team," the F1 surpremo told Press Association.
"I think it's a disaster. We don't want begging bowls. If people can't afford to...
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