F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone on Wednesday said he "would like to become F1's 'dictator' once again." Speculation in recent days "has suggested the sport's major carmakers, including Ferrari, may be moving against the F1 boss, in a bid to see his long reign ended." Ecclestone confirmed he "is not happy with the status quo." He said, "I have often complained and now I complain again -- our structure is wrong. We have allowed Ferrari and Mercedes to run us. How? They supply engines to most of the teams and (the engines) are very important to those teams." Ecclestone added, "This is what happens when democracy does not work. We need to go back to the good old days, when we built Formula One into what it is today. When I was in a much stronger position. When I was a dictator" (GMM, 4/27).
GOING ABROAD: A group of Australia’s elite and up-and-coming cricket coaches will head to the U.S. at the end of June to take part in a study tour aimed at developing Australia's leading coaches. The study tour is aimed at giving participants the opportunity to experience various elite performance environments, including professional sports, colleges, and media institutions, with a particular focus on next practice and what it takes to create a culture of excellence. A number of organizations will be engaged including: the MLB San Francisco Giants, ESPN, Google, Apple, Facebook and high-profile universities (Cricket Australia).
