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Ecclestone: If they don't like it they can go home

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone vented his frustrations on Saturday when he said that drivers who grumble about safety on the new Baku street circuit should get on with it or go home. The 85-year-old Briton, under fire for running the European Grand Prix in a country with a damning human rights record, said he agreed with defending champion Lewis Hamilton, who said everyone should stop moaning about the inaugural race in Azerbaijan. Several drivers including Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg have complained about the lack of run-off space on the track and the dangerous high-speed entry to the pit-lane. But Ecclestone was clearly not interested in the concerns being voiced...
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