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Spa promoter says Ecclestone milk stunt ended protest threat

Spa promoter says Ecclestone milk stunt ended protest threat Posted On 27 Aug 2015 By : thisisf1 Comment: 0 Facebook0 Twitter0 Google+0 Pinterest0 Spa promoter says Ecclestone milk stunt ended protest threat The promoter of the Belgian grand prix has admitted local dairy farmers posed a real threat to the smooth running of last weekend's race. At Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone stunned and puzzled the the paddock when he appeared alongside a plastic cow and drank milk straight from the carton. But he denied angry Belgian dairy farmers had threatened to disrupt Sunday's race in protest of inequitable milk prices by blocking access roads with giant tankers,...
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