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Carey: ‘Ecclestone held Formula 1 back'

Formula 1 Group CEO Chase Carey has said former owner Bernie Ecclestone stunted the growth of the sport with his 'divide and conquer' rule. Ecclestone was moved to a chairman emeritus role following Liberty Media's $6.4billion takeover in January, as Carey, sporting manager Ross Brawn and commercial manager Sean Bratches, try to bring Formula 1 out of the dark ages. And Carey has said the time has come to stop rejecting proposals and become more open-minded about the future of Formula 1. 'Day-to-day I find a level of frustration,' Carey said via Press Association Sport. 'It was very much a sport that got into a habit of saying 'no' too much. I want to be saying 'yes' to a whole lot more....
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