BERNIE ECCLESTONE
Say it isn't so! In my mind this will be a disaster for Formula One. At 83 years of age he is the one and only person that has brought Formula One to where it is today. True, some of his ideas are way out there, but for all these years, decades actually, he has been the driving force behind the scenes. He has made hundreds of millions of dollars/pounds/euros and we all know that it wasn't on the up and up. This is brought on by a couple of actions by the German government involving millions of euros. The other person involved is in jail at the moment and Bernie denies everything.
Payback can be a bitch! Ecclestone has placed a bid to purchase the Nurburgring track which now alternates with Hockenheim for the Grand Prix races. You can bet Bernie's mind is racing right now. Doubtful that Germany will jail him at 83 and will just give him a huge fine that he can easily pay. In my mind here is the payback, lets say that he is awarded the bid on Nurburgring and because he has been fined by the German government he just lets the track sit. Costing the local businessmen and the government millions. He has already proven that he can do it because he owned part of the Turkish track and when they pissed him off they were off the schedule. No problem! For all I know he may own part of all the new tracks. He is one of these guys that could possibly go on strong until 100. Out of the picture or not I think Formula One will have to deal with Bernie Ecclestone for a long time to come. I can't wait to see how it plays out.
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