News Details

Ecclestone not ruling out forcing BBC to see out contract

Bernie Ecclestone insists Formula 1's switch to ITV for 2016 is not a done deal, and has not yet ruled out forcing the BBC to see out its contract. Speculation that UK-network ITV was poised to secure an F1 contract from next year increased on Thursday when respected published Broadcast said the broadcaster was close to stepping in. It comes against the backdrop of the BBC needing to find ways to cut its sports budget, and believing that losing F1 is a good way to achieve that. Speaking to the Press Association on Friday, Ecclestone said that a final decision had not yet been made, and warned it was not impossible he could force the BBC to see out the remaining three years on its contract....
Full Story »
9y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Sky Sports F1 will return!

Sky Sports F1 will swap one set of Silver Arrows for another as the...
9y ago from SkySports.com

Ferrari: Make F1 like NASCAR and we may walk

Ferrari says it will not accept racing in a Formula 1 that features...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

ITV linked with shock new F1 deal

Speculation that Formula 1 coverage in Britain could switch from the BBC...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Ricciardo in no hurry to address 2017 contract

 XPB Images Daniel Ricciardo's contract with Red Bull expires...
9y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar will not return to Thermal Club in 2026...

According to comments made by Thermal Club founder and owner Tim Rogers,...

Malukas’ recovery drive secures Foyt’s best team...

During Sunday’s IndyCar race at Road America, David Malukas was the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Ott Tanak ends Hyundai’s victory drought

Ott Tanak and Martin Jarveoja clinched their and Hyundai’s first...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Reports: Arsenal advancing deal to sign 55m-rated...

Arsenal are set to confirm several transfers this week, but they aren't...
5h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Arsenal expected to announce £55million signing...

Arsenal are set to confirm the arrival of an elite midfielder in their...
5h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Al Nassr keen on adding Arsenal star to Cristiano...

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr are reportedly eyeing a move for Arsenal...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal make shock move to sign 100 million-rated...

Premier League giants Arsenal are set to make a move for reported...
9h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.