Ecclestone has doubts about his future with Liberty Media

Bernie Ecclestone was invited this Thursday, January 19 in the Press Association to talk about his future prospects as financier of the F1 after the FIA ​​validated the sale of the discipline to Liberty Media. The 86-year-old British businessman still does not know whether he will be able to keep his position with the arrival of new shareholders who have a different vision.

"We'll have to wait and see how they get the company going, commented Mr. E. It's not about me, it's about the direction they want to take. This is something that was going to happen anyway. We need to put something in place if I disappear. We were thinking about it when they offered to buy F1. We then stopped everything to let them make the decision. »

Bernie Ecclestone initially indicated that Liberty Media had asked him to stay in his position for three years.

“That’s what they asked me, he confirmed. We try to find people who can manage everything, such as financial partners for example. »