Ecclestone in more trouble after alleged comments
Bernie Ecclestone has found himself in even hotter water today after comments he allegedly made to reporters. According to the Daily Mail, the FOM Chairman reacted angrily to being informed that the World Jewish Congress had called for his resignation.
‘It’s a pity they didn’t sort the banks out,’ he is quoted as saying by the Mail.
‘They have a lot of influence everywhere,’ he added.
The sinister nature of Ecclestone’s reported comments – which come days after a furore over his Hitler remarks – will not go down well with German companies ahead of this weekend’s German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. A number of high-ranking German officials have called for Ecclestone not to attend the event because of his words in recent days.
The row surrounding Ecclestone does not bode well for the future of the sport either. The existing management – Ecclestone and FIA President Max Mosley – was already seen to be anachronistic. But teams with squeaky-clean brand images cannot afford to be associated with a condonement of Adolf Hitler, especially if – like BMW and Mercedes – they are German. Rumours that are probably unfounded have linked the German teams to a boycott of the grand prix on Sunday in protest at Ecclestone.
But a spokesman for Germany’s Central Council of Jews called for teams to abstain from working with Ecclestone nonetheless.
‘No team should work with him any more – a boycott would be more than appropriate.’
Such problems add to the conflagration surrounding the new rules, which the FOTA teams are not allowed to help construct until they submit unconditional entries. The FOTA teams believed they had overcome this particular hurdle with the Paris agreement last month, but that does not appear to be the case.
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autogyro | Jul 9, 2009 | Reply
Did’nt Mercedese build Hitlers cars and BMW his aero engines? Seems a replacement for the German GP could be in order.
Perhaps next year the GP of Gaza?
Before all these Jewish organizations criticize Bernie they should remember the current genocide actually happening in Gaza and being undertaken by the ‘Jewish’ Israeli Government.
Of course non of the members of that government can prove they are Jews being of East European extraction but the truth counts for little these days.
The need for cost cuts and modern technology in F1 has been caused by the economic crisis.
This was as a direct result of the Zionist bankers stealing all your money and our lap dog government paying them Trillions of your pounds instead of arresting them and throwing away the key.
F1 can only survive with the FIA and a President of huge intellect and strength of character.
Max is the only person available who will not sell out to the obsolete car industry and the oil industry. He would also make a far better PM than the current weed
Woodgoat | Jul 10, 2009 | Reply
For Goodness Sake!, what did the guy say that has the jew’s going dippy? Nothing, unless you bend over backwards to twist, add and take away from his initial statement. Why is the jewish community trying to hi-jack this whole thing? If they have ideas to get rid of Bernie to gain control of F1, were screwed. I would rather see a million Bernie’s and two million Mosley’s at the head of F1 than the “Zionist Motor Racing Manipulation”.