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Williams loved F1 ‘more than anything' – Ecclestone

Nov.30 The late Sir Frank Williams 'loved Formula 1 more than anything'. That was the fitting tribute by Bernie Ecclestone to the retired Williams co-founder and long-time team boss, who lost his battle after a long period of ill health on Sunday. 'Frank was the toughest fighter I knew,' said former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who said Formula 1 was built on the backs of legends such as the 79-year-old Briton. 'He loved Formula 1 more than anything – everything was subordinate to it,' Ecclestone, 91, added. 'He was bankrupt more than once and had to endure a number of strokes of fate. 'Frank had to bury friends and icons who drove for him. Piers Courage, Roger Williamson, Ayrton...
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