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FIA boss backs Ecclestone amid corruption charge
FIA boss backs Ecclestone amid corruption charge 31 May, 2013 Bernie Ecclestone with Jean Todt FIA president Jean Todt has backed Bernie Ecclestone, as German prosecutors prepare to charge the Formula 1 chief executive for corruption.
It has been suggested Ecclestone will be stepped down by the sport's owners CVC if he is charged or convicted.
But FIA president Todt is quoted by DPA news agency: 'He has every right to his job and he does it very well.
'He is also employed by CVC, so it is their decision,' the Frenchman added.
Todt might be standing firm with Ecclestone due to the turmoil the 82-year-old's departure would create.
Paul Stoddart, the former Minardi owner, told Bloomberg it...
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