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Bernie Ecclestone: the aftershock of the departure
Bernie Ecclestone is no longer running the commercial side of Formula 1 following the American media conglomerate Liberty Media’s take-over of the commercial rights. The Briton has been in charge of the sport for almost four decades. Ecclestone was born in Suffolk in 1930 to a fisherman. He got his first job at a gasworks, after that he dealt with motorcycle parts. He also started a racing career, competed in different feeder series, he even tried to qualify for two F1 races, but failed to set a competitive enough time. He was then involved in managing drivers’ careers including F1’s sole posthumous champion Jochen Rindt. In 1971, he bought the Brabham team, in 1974 he got involved...
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