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He's about to be 80, but F1 supremo says he can't stop working

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has vowed he will never retire.

Ecclestone turns 80 later this year, but has aid he will never stop work.

"I cannot stop," he said. "For me, to retire means to die.

"If I were to wake up in the morning and have no more problems or nothing more to worry about, then it will be no longer worth waking up."

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ACCobra427 23 June 2010

Re: Ecclestone: 'I'd die if I retired'

kdwilcox wrote:

As Friendly Fisherman said,he has done so much for the sport that by its nature would self destruct if allowed to do its own thing.

I view Bernie a bit like the Labour government. Whilst they were actually in power no one really saw the full extent of the influence they had behind the scenes. Now they've gone, all becomes clear - like a breath of fresh air a new team takes over, dynamism returns to the system for a while - which is good.

I agree that Mr. E. has done a lot of good for the sport - But, every dog has it's day and his day has passed a long time ago in my view. F1 needs fresh blood at the top, a completely new philosophy (for better or worse) and a new direction - Bernie has achieved a legacy that will likely never be matched, but I do wish he'd get on his bike and ride off into the sunset.

kdwilcox 23 June 2010

Re: Ecclestone: 'I'd die if I retired'

There is only one reason that F1 is as big as it is,that it is all round the world,

has millions tune in to see the races on tv,has so much money spent on it,and

that reason is Bernie.

As Friendly Fisherman said,he has done so much for the sport that by its

nature would self destruct if allowed to do its own thing.

Peter Cavellini 23 June 2010

Re: Ecclestone: 'I'd die if I retired'

And give the job too whom?, Damon Hill?, Michael Schumacher or how about Gordon Brown?