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Ecclestone: “Formula 1 is the worst it’s ever been”

Bernie Ecclestone has slammed Formula 1 as predictable and has called for FIA president Jean Todt to hand over control of the sport. The CEO of Formula One Management told the Daily Mail: “I wouldn’t spend my money to take my family to watch a race. No way. “What's the point when you pretty much know…that Lewis Hamilton will probably put the car on pole and more likely than not win the race, and the other Mercedes will be on the podium?” Ecclestone went on to describe the F1 Commission as a cartel, given that the two big engine manufacturers effectively have right of veto to rule changes until 2020. "This sort of thing is what is commonly known as a cartel," he said,...
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