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Ecclestone: Democracy has never worked in Formula 1

Formula 1 needs its leadership to step-up and make the difficult decision of cancelling the season, says former supremo Bernie Ecclestone. With the world currently on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, F1 has seen the first nine races of the 2020 season either canceled or postponed, and Ecclestone believes the others should follow suit. 'Formula 1 should be cancelled now. For the whole season,' he told Sport1. 'Because nobody knows exactly how it will continue. In the end it's the politicians who decide. But no one will hold major events as long as there is still a risk.' In Ecclestone's opinion, F1's owners Liberty Media are too insterested in trying to keep all parties happy, and as...
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