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No extra security for Ecclestone in Brazil

Bernie Ecclestone and his wife Fabiana Flosi Bernie Ecclestone insists he has no fear for his personal security ahead of this weekend's Brazilian grand prix. Earlier this year, the mother of the F1 supremo's Brazilian wife was kidnapped and threatened with beheading by a group linked with a helicopter pilot who formerly worked with Ecclestone. So when asked if he is worried as he returns to Sao Paulo for the grand prix, the 86-year-old insisted: 'I'm not afraid. Why should I be? 'In the last eight years, this was one of the biggest abductions,' Ecclestone told the German newspaper Bild. 'Brazil is not as dangerous as many people think.' In fact, the Briton revealed he is not planning to...
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