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Ecclestone laments lack of characters in F1
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is disappointed at the lack of characters in the sport today, citing the recent furore over swearing on the podium as a lot of fuss over nothing.Having ruled the sport for five decades, Ecclestone has seen it all, the Garagistes, the Turbo era, the playboy racers and the corporate clones. In the wake of one of the best all-round seasons of recent times, the Englishman, who had Nelson Piquet racing for him when he owned Brabham, laments the lack of characters on today's grid.'Times are simply different today and that doesn't only go for drivers,' he told the official F1 website, which he owns. 'The whole environment is different. We have many more do's and don'ts...
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