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Bernie Ecclestone issues apology after sparking controversy with shocking Putin comments

Former Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has expressed his repent for his comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin after he appeared to defend the war he has started on Ukraine. Putin ordered his troops to cross the border and start a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent war has now been raging for over four months. In a bizarre interview with Good Morning Britain, Ecclestone affirmed that he would “still take a bullet” for Putin, indicating that he is “like a lot of businesspeople.” The Briton then defended Nelson Piquet after the Brazilian was caught racially abusing Sir Lewis Hamilton in November, so the 37-year-old is understandably fed up of the constant...
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