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Liberty: Bernie did too good a job and drained F1 promoters
Liberty Media is blaming Bernie Ecclestone for the recent dissent among Grand Prix promoters, who made their grievances public as new deals loom and the future of Formula 1 is being mapped by the new owners. Shortly after his downfall, at the 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix, Ecclestone lobbed a grenade whose aftermath is still being felt, “When I convinced these people to build this place and all the other places, I feel a little bit responsible. I charged them too much for what we provided so I feel a bit responsible.” 'These people' referring to the promoters he basically ‘ripped-off' (as they would say in second-hand car sales circles) as he lined the pockets of his paymasters, and...
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