Autosport  |  2nd February 2017
LIFE AFTER BERNIE
In recent days, following the announcement of Bernie Ecclestone’s removal from the helm of Formula 1, it has been irritating to see suggestions that until he came along, it was little more than a rag-bag of bumbling amateurs. Perhaps these people never met Enzo Ferrari or Colin Chapman, nor remembered days when, at a place like Hockenheim, there was not a seat to be had. Chronologically in F1 has more or less dovetailed with Ecclestone’s, for 1971, it was also the year that he moved in from the fringes of ‘the sport’, and began to transform it into ‘the business’. Indisputably, without him F1 would never have grown into an entity of interest to such as CVC Capital Partners or Liberty Media. So in this issue, we take a look at Ecclestone's legacy.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Autosport 2nd February 2017.