News Details

F1 distances itself from Ecclestone comments about racism

F1 authorities have released a statement distancing the sport from comments made by former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone. Formula 1 has responded to comments said by former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone in an interview this week. Speaking to CNN, Ecclestone welcomed Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton's very prominent drive to improve diversity within motorsport as he established ‘The Hamilton Commission' last week. He also said that Hamilton's participation in Black Lives Matters protests in London is ‘wonderful' and that he is ‘doing a great job' in how he uses his very visible social media presence and sporting authority to try making a difference. However, in the...
Full Story »
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

FOM: Ecclestone’s comments have no place in Formula...

Bernie Ecclestone's comments on CNN Sport regarding racism have sparked...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Formula 1 responds to Ecclestone comments on racism

Formula 1 offered a stern response this evening to controversial comments...
5y ago from F1i.com

Formula 1 distances itself from controversial...

Formula 1 has acted swiftly to disassociate itself with comments from...
5y ago from GPFans.com

Hamilton 'sad and disappointed' by Ecclestone's...

Lewis Hamilton has responded to controversial comments made by former...
5y ago from GPFans.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez leads the way in second Brno MotoGP...

The complex interchangeable conditions sees Marc Marquez lead the field...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Kyle Kirkwood tops opening IndyCar practice on slick...

IndyCar travels north of the Canadian border this weekend to tackle the...
32m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Taylor Barnard rejected McLaren IndyCar and WEC offers...

Taylor Barnard has turned down the chance to race for Arrow McLaren in...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Sensational Solberg leads Rally Estonia!

It may be just a one-off outing in Toyota Gazoo Racing’s GR Yaris...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'I'm somebody who goes with my gut feeling a lot' -...

New Arsenal signing Noni Madueke has explained that he's a player who...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Xavi Simons player profile: How much would the Chelsea...

RB Leipzig attacker Xavi Simons is currently one of the most sought-after...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal sign Madueke from Chelsea for £52m

Arsenal have completed the signing of Noni Madueke from Chelsea in a deal...
5h ago from SkySports.com

Noni Madueke will be unfazed by new Arsenal challenge...

el Arteta’s latest signing from Chelsea is a driven individual,...
4h 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.