Bernie Ecclestone

[jimjones]

No problem. Only a like me would know about MTB. He's not always right, but he does have a pretty good track record. I'd put about 70% stock into what he says.
No matter what, USF1 is behind schedule though.

[Woodcat]

As I'm sure all the fans of this site know. I have no respect left for Bernie. or Max Mosely either, at this point. I found this story today in which Bernie is stating that the teams have no business trying to influence the rules and regs of F1. He goes on to compare the teams to prison inmates.... This is typical Bernie B***S***, because if you don't listen to the guys who are spending millions to build and race their cars, just who should you listen to? And I find it particularly insulting to the teams that he would refer to them as inmates rather than calling them participants. Bernie's ego knows no bounds, and the day he croaks, it will be the first day of a new era for fomula one....

Teams must not write rules, says Ecclestone
16 March 2010
Formula 1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has stressed that, as teams suggest several regulation changes following a generally processional season-opening on Sunday, the competititors must never be placed in a position to modify rules themselves.
Having feared before the season began in Bahrain that the huge hype may not live up to expectations, Ecclestone remains calm after the general outcry from fans accross the internet who, like many drivers, complained about the lack of overtaking and general action.
"There is no panic, no crisis for F1," Ecclestone, owner of Formula One Management (FOM), told The Times. "I think there is nothing we can do immediately and we should not just knee-jerk into changes."
With a number of significant team representatives and F1 personalities having suggested ideas such as two mandatory pit-stops per race, Ecclestone is adamant that those competing must not be placed in a position to rewrite the sport's rulebook.
"I had a meeting with the teams and tried to explain to them what our business is about," Bernie continued. "Racing and entertaining the public, not about playing with computers and going fast over one lap. The problem is that you cannot really have teams, in any shape or form, having a part in the sporting or technical regulations - you cannot have the inmates writing the regulations."