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Ecclestone forced to step down as CEO

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  1. singletrack

    singletrack F1 Veteran

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    That may all be true, but Sid did say repeatedly over the years that Bernie gave him whatever he wanted when it came to safety. So he played a key role. I just think that his intentions were not as noble as some might make it seem.
     
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  2. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Bernie adopted safety issues because he knew that, having turned F1 into a show, bad publicity would affect the business.
    He didn't want pictures of crashed cars and dead bodies to be on the front page of newspapers the day after a race; that would be bad for the image of F1 as a respectable sport.
     
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    jgonzalesm6 Two Time F1 World Champ Rossa Subscribed

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    +1

    Ayrton Senna was also a voice of safety. Here is a clip at the 91 German GP.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jxSjt3wU3s
     
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  4. singletrack

    singletrack F1 Veteran

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    Agreed.
     
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