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Ecclestone: Montezemolo a good front man for any sport

Long-time Ferrari president  Luca di Montezemolo was in the running to take the top job in Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone has revealed and believes the Italian would be a great front man for the sport. Montezemolo, 67, left the legendary Maranello marque late last year following a period of conflict with his successor Sergio Marchionne. He now heads Rome's 2024 Olympic bid as well as the Italian airline Alitalia, but F1 supremo Ecclestone told the Times newspaper that Montezemolo also would have made 'a good front man' for formula one. 'The problem would have been that he would have been up front but he is not a day-to-day, hands-on guy,' said the 84-year-old Briton. 'He is not going to go...
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