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Ecclestone surprised by Liberty snub
Whatever your opinion of Bernie Ecclestone - and everyone has one - one has to admit that while there were areas of the sport in which he failed, or was certainly behind the times, in most others he succeeded. Over the course of his 40-year reign he turned Formula One into one of the most popular, most watched annual championships. In addition to giving a structure to the sport by means of agreements which guaranteed so many teams and so many races, he took it from its elitist roots and made it mainstream. The numerous multi-millionaire inhabitants of Planet Paddock have him to thank, as do the sport's previous owners CVC, who reaped billions from their investment merely by letting the man...
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