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Mercedes boss rues Ecclestone’s criticism of F1

 XPB Images Daimler chairman and head of Mercedes Dieter Zetsche says he fails to understand the rationale behind F1 commercial rights boss Bernie Ecclestone’s negative comments about the sport. The 85-year-old supremo recently told the Daily Mail that ‘F1 is the worst it has ever been’, with Ecclestone also lambasting the current organisation and criticising power unit manufacturers for having too much power. Zetsche, whose Mercedes team has been dominating the sport in the latest turbo era, admits he is at a loss to grasp the F1 promoter’s motivations. “At the Geneva Motor Show I was not going on the stage to say I would never drive a Mercedes and customers should...
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