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Ecclestone labels F1 'crap' as he demands change

Bernie Ecclestone has branded Formula 1 'crap', whilst calling for immediate change to ensure it doesn't remain that way in future. It's not the first time the 85-year-old has referred to the sport as 'crap', but this time Ecclestone might have the power to change it after he and FIA president Jean Todt were granted powers to 'make recommendations and decisions regarding a number of pressing issues'. One of the big issues is that of engine penalties according to the billionaire. 'The problem is, I see things as they are and not the way I want them to be,' he is quoted as saying by Germany's Motorsport magazine. 'Do you think it's right when Fernando Alonso -...
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