News Details

Ecclestone ‘didn't know' he'd lost his F1 position

Bernie Ecclestone only found out this week that his position as honorary emeritus expired back in January. Selling Formula 1 to Liberty Media in a deal that was wrapped up in January 2017, Ecclestone was handed a role of chairman emeritus. That, though, expired in January this year. Releasing a statement in response to recent comments made by the Brit, F1 revealed that 'Ecclestone has played no role in Formula 1 since he left our organisation in 2017, his title Chairman Emeritus, being honorific, expired in January 2020'. That was news to Ecclestone. 'Well, I didn't know anything about this,' the 89-year-old told GPFans. 'How this actually happened was that after they bought the company,...
Full Story »
4y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

F1 distances itself from Ecclestone comments about...

F1 authorities have released a statement distancing the sport from...
4y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Support for Ecclestone from unexpected angle

Bernie Ecclestone was in the news extensively last week because of his...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Hamilton: Bernie's comments highlight exactly what is...

Lewis Hamilton has condemned Bernie Ecclestone for his “ignorant”...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Hamilton responds to Ecclestone: "Uneducated and...

Lewis Hamilton reacted through his social media to the things Bernie...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Francesco Bagnaia explains ‘weak point' that...

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagania explained his "weak...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Fabio Di Giannantonio brands Alex Marquez...

Fabio Di Giannantonio criticised Alex Marquez for “a dangerous...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Outback diplomacy: Finnish ambassador braves...

o Haapea hopes to raise $30,000 for cancer research as he navigates the...
1w ago from TheGuardian.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Why did Dani Carvajal grab Bukayo Saka by the neck...

Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal is reportedly set to face repercussions...
48m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Priceless Rice joins the elite with Madrid masterclass

"We got him half price," sing the Arsenal fans about Declan...
1h ago from SkySports.com

Exclusive: Arsenal's interest in Bundesliga star is...

Arsenal now seemingly have a more concrete interest in the potential...
28m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Twenty unexpected stars of the season in the Premier...

y may not win end-of-year awards, but these players have turned out to...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.