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Ecclestone agrees Mercedes TV blackout over the top

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has admitted at least twice now that the Mercedes blackout during Sunday's television coverage of the Japanese Grand Prix was wrong. The Silver Arrows finished first and second at Suzuka, but featured on the Ecclestone-controlled ‘world feed' for only five of the broadcasted 90 minutes. Ecclestone denied he ordered the blackout in retaliation for Mercedes refusing to supply engines to Red Bull next year. He says Formula One Management simply decided to focus elsewhere because the lead cars are usually 'boring' and to better 'support the midfield teams'. 'The directors in Japan maybe went a bit far with it,' he admitted to the German newspaper Welt, 'but...
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