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Ecclestone: Ferrari can live without F1 but not vice versa

On 23 January it will be a year since Bernie Ecclestone was replaced by Chase Carey as chief executive of the Formula One Group since then the deposed supremo has kept a low profile and lobbed the occasional verbal grenades into the paddock to spice thing up every now and then. On the eve of the anniversary of his dethronement, Ecclestone was asked in an interview with Auto Motor und Sport how serious were the threats by Sergio Marchionne to pull Ferrari out of Formula 1. Ecclestone replied, 'If it had been Luca di Montezemolo, I would not have taken it too seriously. Motorsport was life for Luca, but Sergio could live without Formula 1. He is only interested in the business.' 'The most...
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