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No TV 'blackout' of Mercedes - Ecclestone

 XPB Images Bernie Ecclestone denied ordering a TV coverage 'blackout' of Mercedes cars in last weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. It wasn't lost on many that Mercedes' front-runners received minimal TV exposure during the broadcasting of Sunday's race, fueling conspiracy theories suggesting the ploy was deliberate on Ecclestone's part and intended on punishing Mercedes for refusing to supply engines to rival Red Bull. Wolff puzzled by lack of TV time for Mercedes But Formula 1's supremo rubbished the rumors, compounded by both Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda's post-race remarks which alluded to their drivers' curious lack of presence in the coverage. "We talked about TV coverage a...
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