Bernie Ecclestone says he is not a welcome visitor to the Formula 1 paddock, although he hasn't been told as much by the sport's new owners. The former F1 supremo, who reigned on Grand Prix racing for over four decades, was ousted at the beginning of the year when Liberty Media completed its deal to buy Formula 1. Ecclestone visited a handful of races this year, last appearing at the Austrian Grand Prix back in July, but an unequivocal sign from F1 CEO Chase Carey has kept him away since. "Chase sent a message to one of the girls in the office to tell me that they haven’t got so many offices at the circuits — only what the race promoter gives them," said Ecclestone in an...
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