Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone said that he agrees with drivers' complaints that the sport's decision-making process is "obsolete and ill-structured," according to Andrew Benson of the BBC. The 85-year-old has written to the Grand Prix Drivers' Association in response to its own open letter. Ecclestone said, "It is not always easy to agree with you but you are correct. We must, as you have stated, urge the owners and all stakeholders of F1 to consider restructuring its governance." Ecclestone has asked the drivers to "come back to him with ideas about how to improve the situation." He wrote, "It is easy to analyse what is wrong. At least it is better to think before you wish." The drivers "were not explicit about the detail of their concerns," but they said some recent decisions are "disruptive," avoid "the bigger issues" and "could jeopardise F1's success." The focus of the drivers' concerns is "believed to be the inability of the strategy group of leading teams, governing body the FIA and Ecclestone to come up with a clear plan for the future" (BBC, 3/24).
