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Drivers ‘shouldn’t even be allowed to talk’ - Ecclestone

 XPB Images Bernie Ecclestone claims F1 drivers “shouldn’t be allowed to talk” and are only interested in taking money out of the sport. Ecclestone’s comments come following an open letter from the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) which called for a change of governance for F1, calling the current structure “obsolete”. Ecclestone responded with a letter of his own at the time but in Bahrain he voiced his displeasure at the drivers for speaking out. “What sort of interest do they have, the drivers, other than taking money out of the sport?” Ecclestone said. “I’ve never seen one of them put one dollar in, you go to dinner with them and they don’t even...
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