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Liberty's Darth Vader stands up to Ecclestone and Marchionne
Bernie Ecclestone's future at the helm of Formula 1 might not be as secure as it was earlier reported. US media tycoon John Malone, whose ‘Darth Vader' nickname was coined by Al Gore, was understood to have signed the F1 supremo to a new three-year deal as he moved to take over the sport's commercial rights from CVC. But Auto Bild claims that Ecclestone, 85, and 75-year-old Malone may already have clashed, with the current F1 chief executive now set to vacate his role after November's season finale in Abu Dhabi. The same report said Malone and Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne are also clashing, with the former wanting to end the fabled Italian team's special annual bonus payments....
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