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Silverstone chief says F1 sh*t and not saleable

Silverstone chief Patrick Allen has launched an unprecedented attack on formula one, describing it as a 'sh*t product'. It is an echo of an earlier story in 2015, when Bernie Ecclestone reportedly told a French media outlet that F1 is a 'crap product'. The F1 supremo, however, denied saying it, insisting he was referring only to the controversial hybrid engines. But Patrick Allen, in charge of the historic British grand prix venue Silverstone, has been quoted by The Independent newspaper as openly slamming modern F1. 'Months and months back I said it to Mr E himself that I can't sell tickets for a sh*t product,' he told the F1 business journalist Christian Sylt. His comments follow earlier...
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