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Liberty made Bernie ‘a hitman with no bullets'

Ex-Formula 1 owner Bernie Ecclestone has said he has been left powerless by Liberty Media, but he still has the money to be able to influence the sport. Ecclestone was made chairman emeritus following the £8.6billion takeover in January and admitted that he is at a loss as to what his new job title actually means. “I don’t know really [what the job is],' Ecclestone told Top Gear in an interview. 'It’s a little bit like giving a hitman a gun and no bullets.” “But I’ve got enough money to buy the bullets.” Ecclestone also lamented the fact that Formula 1 is not about the drivers any more. “The problem over the last two or three years has...
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