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Ecclestone backs Melbourne's secret F1 fee
F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone has joined the local state government in Australia in refusing to divulge the cost of the annual formula one race. The race fee paid by Melbourne organisers to the Ecclestone-led Formula One Management is picked up entirely by taxpayers, but Victorian sports minister John Eren argues the actual amount must remain secret. 'We're not in the business of giving rival cities around the world that want our flagship event a competitive advantage,' he told the local Herald Sun newspaper. The report speculates the fee could be as high as US $38 million, but Ecclestone backed the government in keeping it a secret. 'I don't think there is any need to (inform...
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