Bernie Ecclestone pops up on the radar when attention on Formula 1 is high – aka British Grand Prix weekend – as this time, the deposed former F1 supremo, came out in support of Vladimir Putin, even happy to 'take a bullet' for the man if required. This, obviously, is amid a background of an ongoing war the Russian president started and continues to wage against Ukraine after invading the country earlier this year and with it the repercussions of sanctions having hit the global economy severely. F1 cancelled the Russian Grand Prix inevitably in the wake of the invasion which began on 24 February 2022. It is no secret that Ecclestone is a big fan of Putin, and it was largely to...
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