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Title: A Brief History of Bernie
Post by: cosworth151 on April 01, 2013, 12:51:36 PM

AutoWeek just put up this brief history of F1 and the effect that Bernie Ecclestone has had on it.

It starts with Silverstone in 1950, then quickly moves on to 1972. At the time, F1 races were still run as ad-hoc, almost amateur, events. Each team made separate deals with each event organizer, and TV coverage was spotty, since races could be canceled at the last moment if there were not enough cars to fill the grid.

It goes on to give a concise history of Ecclestone's effect on the course of our favorite sport. Good reading!

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130328/f1/130329801#ixzz2PDAgt0qj

Title: Re: A Brief History of Bernie
Post by: Jericoke on April 01, 2013, 05:09:01 PM

Thanks, a fun read.

It's interesting that they note that F1, Before Bernie, was behind NASCAR in terms of revenue and presumabley followers.

Concorde might have clauses that seem absurd, but it really is the foundation that F1 as we know it is built on.