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Ecclestone calls on F1 to abandon 2020 season

Bernie Ecclestone says that F1 should give up on the idea of holding any Grand Prix races in 2020, after the postponement or cancellation of the first eight races of the season due to the spread of coronavirus. Ecclestone was in charge of running the sport for nearly 40 years, until Liberty Media bought the commercial rights at the end of 2016 and replaced him as CEO with Chase Carey. But just because he's now living on his farm in Brazil, it doesn't mean the 89-year-old isn't fully engaged with what's happening around the world - and he he has characteristically strident views on what should be done. "What would I do? I think I'd have to say we're going to close down talk of having...
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