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Ecclestone wants free Sky F1 boxes for all

Bernie Ecclestone wants Formula 1 to once again be free-to-air for all viewers in the United Kingdom, but remain on Sky TV. The sport moved from the BBC to Sky for the 2012 season after the publicly owned corporation ended its exclusive deal early in a bid to reduce costs. As part of the deal, the BBC shows just nine of the 19 races live, with the remainder shown later the same day in a highlights package. The move caused uproar amongst fans and has even angered some sponsors due to the fall in viewing figures which, on average, have dropped by 20 per cent on a race-by-race basis. 82-year-old Ecclestone is keen to boost those figures and revealed that he has discussed the idea of...
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