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Ecclestone: F1 needs to 'reshape' things - freeze rules for three years

Bernie Ecclestone believes Liberty Media needs to "reshape" Formula 1 to help mitigate the costly effects of the crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ecclestone admitted that the sport's current plight represents an existential threat to F1 as teams and promoters alike face the prospect of an unprecedented collapse in revenue. The 89-year-old former supremo, who built Formula 1 into a global sporting powerhouse, is pessimistic on the sport's outlook for this year, even admitting that he would consider an outright cancellation of the entire season if he was still at the helm. But looking ahead, he insists that commercial rights holder Liberty Media will need to shake up things...
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