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Liberty to sell F1 paddock passes to the public

Formula 1's new owners Liberty Media have followed through on a promise to start opening up the paddock to the public. In the Bernie Ecclestone era, the now ousted 86-year-old fiercely guarded the sanctity of the paddock and the elusive ‘passes' that provided rare access. This approach has been criticised by some, including German motor racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck. 'When the fans see how everything is sealed off, I can only say ‘No wonder they leave F1 behind',' he told the German business magazine Sponsors. However, as recently as last week, Ecclestone has been defending that philosophy. 'In F1, we have been running a five-star Michelin restaurant, not a hamburger joint,'...
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