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F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone Calls For Complete Overhaul Of Formula 1

Even as the World Motor Sport Council meets in Mexico City to discuss suggestions put forward by the F1 Strategy Group with a view to improving the sport, F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone "believes an even greater revolution is needed," according to PIT PASS. Former FIA President Max Mosley warned that the sport is "heading for a major crisis, whilst his successor insists it is only suffering a headache." Ecclestone, a long-time critic of the new F1, "believes a complete overhaul is needed." Ecclestone said, "If I had a clean sheet piece of paper the first thing I would do is make an engine that is not as complicated as the current one is. ... If we had a simpler engine it would allow other people who wanted to make engines to come in. Look at Toyota, who I know -- maybe -- would be interested in coming back into Formula 1. But no way would they come back with this power unit. ... Ask a spectator 'How many cylinders has that engine got?' One or two might get it right. And then you ask them what capacity it is. They don't know, and they don't care. They couldn't care less. They want to see Williams winning, Ferrari winning, Red Bull winning -- they want everybody to have a chance of winning. ... Let's tear the bloody rule book up and start again." In his "quest for a 'new F1,' Ecclestone claims to have the support of the drivers, who, he says, are unhappy." Ecclestone: "I speak closely to most of the guys and they say the same thing, 'It aint any fun any more' (PIT PASS, 7/9). 

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