Ecclestone&#39;s Formula One Hold Menaced by Lawsuits, Tobacco Ban
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Bernie Ecclestone, the 73-year-old former used-car dealer who became a billionaire by managing Formula One motor racing, faces a revolt by business partners and team owners that may end his grip on the sport after 23 years.
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A High Court judge ruled against Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone on Monday in a legal dispute with three banks that could weaken his hold on the sport.
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Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has shrugged off a High Court ruling which challenged the businessman&#39;s control of the firm behind Grand Prix racing.
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. Scot Coulthard called for Formula One commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone to reach an agreement with the owners of Silverstone, the British Racing Drivers&#39; Club (BRDC), to save the race from extinction.
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Rubens Barrichello&#39;s start-to-finish win - holding off the double challenge of young guns Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen - enthralled genuine sports fans and undoubtedly had the marketing men rubbing their hands as the sport sunk its claws into China&#39;s
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The battle to save the British Grand Prix has taken a new, and unexpected twist, with the news that Bernie Ecclestone is to sue British Racing Drivers&#39; Club president Jackie Stewart.
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Formula One, already cutting costs to  fend off a financial crisis among smaller teams, will this year  be forced to face the reality that the era of dependence on  tobacco sponsorship is drawing to a close.
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The fight to save the British Grand Prix is getting bitter. The most powerful man in Formula One, commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone, issued libel proceedings yesterday
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Three banks go to the High Court in London seeking a ruling which could lead to Bernie Ecclestone losing control of Formula One racing.
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Formula One awaits news on Bernie Ecclestone&#39;s draft calendar for 2005, which will be submitted to the FIA on Wednesday, 13 October.
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In a week which began with Minardi boss Paul Stoddart warning that F1 is in crisis, and Bernie Ecclestone (seemingly) rubbing his hands with glee at the prospect of three Ferraris taking on three McLarens, FIA president Max Mosley has maintained his
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A judge is set to deliver a ruling in a boardroom row which could lead to Bernie Ecclestone losing control of Formula One racing.
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Motorsport.com. The dispute between Bernie Ecclestone and the banks continued in court on December 6th, where the judge ruled that the banks, known collectively as Speed Investments, were correct in their &quot;contentions&quot;.
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The legal battle for control of Formula One gets underway in earnest today, with Bernie Ecclestone and the three German banks that make up the major shareholding in the sport going to court to decide who has the right to power.
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Bernie Ecclestone makes a very good friend and a very bad enemy. One of Britain&#39;s richest residents, with a personal fortune estimated at more than Â£3bn, he is a man who always keeps his rivals guessing.
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The boss of Formula One has said he doesn&#39;t think there will be a British Grand Prix in 2005. An argument about how much money F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone gets in return for letting the British Grand Prix happen has ended without an agreement.
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Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone is to sue Jackie Stewart, the president of the British Racing Drivers&#39; Club (BRDC), for libel in the ongoing row about the future of the British Grand Prix.