Bernie Ecclestone reverted to his typical sardonic humour and image of invincibility when asked in Turkey if he fears Formula 1 slipping from his grasp.
Asked by Bild am Sonntag if he is worried he may soon have to relinquish his role as the most powerful figure in the Formula 1 paddock, he answered simply, “Yes.”
Asked why, the 80-year-old Briton told the German Sunday newspaper, “Because I can’t do my job when I’m dead.”
He suggested to Bloomberg in another interview that he cannot understand the interest of News Corp and Ferrari linked Exor when the sport’s current owners CVC are not interested in selling.
And he revealed, “There’s been other interest for quite some time”, adding that CVC might only be swayed with a “bloody enormous” offer.
FIA president Jean Todt confirmed on Sunday that the governing body has the right to veto a sale.
Curiously, another spanner in the works could be Todt’s predecessor Max Mosley, who called the FIA veto the ‘Don King clause’ because the flamboyant boxing promoter would not be an appropriate owner for the sport.
It’s about “having a suitable, proper person” owning Formula 1, Mosley told Bloomberg. “From a personal point of view, I don’t think they’d be the right person,” he said, referring to News Corp.
Mosley’s main gripe with Rupert Murdoch is his UK tabloid News of the World, responsible not only for the infamous ‘Nazi hookers’ story but also for hacking the phones of celebrities.
“There has been clear illegality,” said Mosley.
A News Corp spokeswoman declined to comment on Ecclestone or Mosley’s comments.
Source: YallaF1
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Senin, 09 Mei 2011
Sabtu, 24 Juli 2010
Lewis Hamilton Q&A: I did the best job I could
Sixth on the Hockenheim grid, behind both Red Bull drivers, both Ferrari drivers and his own team mate Jenson Button, was a troubling result for McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton. But with the MP4-25’s tendency to perform better in the race than in qualifying, Hamilton isn’t ruling out a podium finish on Sunday…
Q: Lewis, qualifying seemed a little tougher for you with the Red Bulls and Ferraris up in front. How are you feeling about it?Lewis Hamilton: I’m okay with it. I’ve been saying for a long time that we are the third team at the moment and that we are not fast enough. But we’ll keep pushing and do the best that we can.
Q: So what do you expect to happen during the race?
LH: Hopefully we will have good weather and hopefully we can fight with the guys in front and try to make up some places.
Q: Were you surprised by the pace of the cars in front of you?
LH: No, I have not been surprised about the pace of the other cars, and I am not surprised that I am starting from P6. As I just said, I’ve been saying for quite a while that we are the third fastest team on the grid. Today the two teams in front simply did a better job. They have better downforce and their cars work pretty well. I have to admit that my lap was not fantastic and my qualifying pace was quite poor. I was already a tenth down through Turn One and then it’s really difficult to make it up. When you are really on the limit and you are really trying to pull everything out of the car sometimes that happens. That’s the way it is. I know that I did the best job I could.
Q: Is a podium within reach?
LH: You can be sure that we will do everything we can to be on the podium. Our race pace is better than our qualifying pace. We have demonstrated that many times this season.
Q: How much of a role will tyres play in the race?
LH: Well, I think that the guys in front are all pretty much on the same strategy. In my case, I have not driven the car on heavy fuel this weekend so it will be interesting to see how it works.
Q: Did your crash on Friday impair your qualifying pace?
LH: No, not really. It was wet so nobody was doing any fantastic times that would have made a difference for the grid.
Q: You are still leading the championship …
LH: Well, I would have preferred to qualify much higher. Overall I have to say that our pace has improved over the weekend, but we still have time to find on the track.
Q: Is the new blown diffuser to blame for your time?
LH: No, it must be another part of the car. We are the fastest team on the straights but don’t have enough downforce. But we have to keep working to eliminate those shortcomings.
Q: What about the race?
LH: I hope that I will get a good start and build from there. I know that we’ve been struggling in the first and last sectors, but we have seen that in a race anything can happen and Turn One, right after the start, might be the decisive part of the track.
Source: Formula1.com
Q: Lewis, qualifying seemed a little tougher for you with the Red Bulls and Ferraris up in front. How are you feeling about it?Lewis Hamilton: I’m okay with it. I’ve been saying for a long time that we are the third team at the moment and that we are not fast enough. But we’ll keep pushing and do the best that we can. Q: So what do you expect to happen during the race?
LH: Hopefully we will have good weather and hopefully we can fight with the guys in front and try to make up some places.
Q: Were you surprised by the pace of the cars in front of you?
LH: No, I have not been surprised about the pace of the other cars, and I am not surprised that I am starting from P6. As I just said, I’ve been saying for quite a while that we are the third fastest team on the grid. Today the two teams in front simply did a better job. They have better downforce and their cars work pretty well. I have to admit that my lap was not fantastic and my qualifying pace was quite poor. I was already a tenth down through Turn One and then it’s really difficult to make it up. When you are really on the limit and you are really trying to pull everything out of the car sometimes that happens. That’s the way it is. I know that I did the best job I could.
Q: Is a podium within reach?
LH: You can be sure that we will do everything we can to be on the podium. Our race pace is better than our qualifying pace. We have demonstrated that many times this season.
Q: How much of a role will tyres play in the race?
LH: Well, I think that the guys in front are all pretty much on the same strategy. In my case, I have not driven the car on heavy fuel this weekend so it will be interesting to see how it works.
Q: Did your crash on Friday impair your qualifying pace?
LH: No, not really. It was wet so nobody was doing any fantastic times that would have made a difference for the grid.
Q: You are still leading the championship …
LH: Well, I would have preferred to qualify much higher. Overall I have to say that our pace has improved over the weekend, but we still have time to find on the track.
Q: Is the new blown diffuser to blame for your time?
LH: No, it must be another part of the car. We are the fastest team on the straights but don’t have enough downforce. But we have to keep working to eliminate those shortcomings.
Q: What about the race?
LH: I hope that I will get a good start and build from there. I know that we’ve been struggling in the first and last sectors, but we have seen that in a race anything can happen and Turn One, right after the start, might be the decisive part of the track.
Source: Formula1.com
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