News Details

Bernie Ecclestone should't voice F1 criticism publicly - Dieter Zetsche

Daimler and Mercedes chief Dieter Zetsche has criticised Bernie Ecclestone for publicly slagging off Formula 1 in an interview with a British tabloid last week ahead of the new season. The 85-year-old described the sport as 'the worst it has ever been' and said he would refuse to pay to take his family to watch it. Whilst he later backtracked on those comments, describing them as a wake-up call if things failed to change, Zetsche says he fails to understand why somone in Ecclestone's position, not only as the commerical rights holder but as a shareholder too, would openly criticise their own company. 'At the Geneva Motor Show I was not going on the stage to say I would never drive a...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Todt tells Ecclestone to stop criticising F1

Over the years, Bernie Ecclestone - a man never reluctant in sharing his...
10y ago from Pitpass.com

F1 set to delay new qualifying format

Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 is set to delay the introduction of its...
10y ago from F1Zone.net

New Qualifying format postponed until Spanish GP

Planned changes to the qualifying session will not take place until the...
10y ago from FormulaSpy.com

FIA approves change to qualifying format

Red Bull/Getty Images The changes to Formula 1’s qualifying format for...
10y ago from F1Zone.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Guenther Steiner: Tech3 2027 MotoGP rider line-up to...

Tech3 team boss Guenther Steiner has revealed that the team will decide...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar adjusts FCY procedure to focus on driver safety

IndyCar and the series’ Independent Officiating Board have announced an...

Opinion: IndyCar’s full course yellow procedure...

Saturday’s IndyCar race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Thierry Neuville nabs Portuguese win

Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais had their eighth Rally de Portugal...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

PGMO to 'be vigilant' on set-piece grappling after...

Chief refereeing officer Howard Webb says the PGMO will continue to...
23m ago from SkySports.com

Arsenal and Chelsea battle for 50m wonderkid but Real...

Jacobo Ramon has been linked with a move to the Premier League in recent...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

LISTEN IN! The fascinating debate VAR had for West...

Listen in on the audio from VAR during the huge moment between West Ham...
23m ago from SkySports.com

Arsenal’s Ben White ruled out for rest of season and...

t;li>Defender sustained ‘significant medial ligament injury’Arsenal...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.