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Ecclestone lobbies new F1 customer car concept

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said he would be willing to act as a go-between and provide manufacturer-built cars to smaller teams at a fixed price if the rules are changed to allow it. Speaking ahead of the sport's showcase Monaco Grand Prix, the 84-year-old Briton said Formula One was effectively a two-tier championship already with big budget manufacturer teams and struggling privately-owned ones. 'You make all the chassis the same and we do a deal with one of the engine suppliers. It should work,' Ecclestone told reporters. 'We'll supply two chassis complete by the first of January for $15 million. We'll pay. If it costs more we have to pay more, if it's less that's good for...
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