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‘Liberty should have kept Bernie around'

Former Ferrari and McLaren driver Stefan Johansson believes new owners Liberty Media were wrong to remove Bernie Ecclestone so quickly. Ecclestone became Chairman Emeritus to reflect his retired position when Liberty Media completed their $8 billion takeover in January. But Johansson reckons he could have played more of a predominant role in helping Liberty Media during the transitional phase. “It was a weird feeling when I first heard of the announcement and talking with other friends from Formula 1 it seems that everyone agrees that it’s kind of sad, he’s been like a grandfather to all of us,” Johansson wrote in his latest blog entry. “The change is...
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