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Ecclestone promises better TV coverage says Lauda

Niki Lauda says Bernie Ecclestone has assured him the two Mercedes cars will not be ignored by the television cameras this weekend at the Russian Grand Prix. Following the controversial Suzuka ‘blackout', the F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman travelled to Ecclestone's London office to confront the F1 supremo over the issue. Lauda told the newspaper Osterreich he can perfectly understand why the Austrian broadcaster ORF, for instance, is reconsidering its TV contract with formula one. 'You can only collect money for television pictures if the service is right,' the triple world champion said. Ecclestone had argued that the midfield battles were almost exclusively featured during...
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