Bernie Ecclestone’s Grand Plan to Reduce Formula 1 to Only 4 European Races

No one can doubt that Bernie Ecclestone has what he feels to be the best interests of Formula One at heart. After all, the sport has an umbilical connection to his wallet, and there is nothing more important to him than that. Best interests or not, surely it’s time to question the headlong rush into new markets that is the driving force behind the sport in the current era. F1 seems to have Olympic-like appeal for potential host cities. There is an ever-growing list of potential venues from around the globe lining up to beg for the privilege of throwing bags of cash at the F1 supremo. All they ask in return is that he bestow upon them the honour of throwing even more cash at Hermann Tilke to build them a racetrack. Surprisingly, that&r...

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