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Ecclestone: Mercedes and Ferrari could destroy F1

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says Mercedes and Ferrari's current domination of F1 on track and in the rules process risks 'destroying' the sport. With tensions between Ecclestone and F1's manufacturers having ramped up in recent weeks in the wake of a push to introduce an independent engine, grand prix racing's commercial boss is showing no signs of backing down. And he thinks that the way that Mercedes and Ferrari helped block plans for cheaper engines in F1 is a sign that they care more about their own success than the future of the sport. "We're helping a manufacturer," Ecclestone said in an exclusive interview with the BBC. "Because it doesn't make a lot of...
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