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• Bernie Prelims I-X 26/8/09 01:39 Page i BERNIE ECCLESTONE KING OF SPORT • Bernie Prelims I-X 26/8/09 01:39 Page ii • Bernie Prelims I-X 26/8/09 01:39 Page iii BERNIE ECCLESTONE KING OF SPORT T E R R Y L O V E L L Published by John Blake Publishing Ltd, 3 Bramber Court, 2 Bramber Road, London W14 9PB, England www.johnblakepublishing.co.uk www.facebook.com/johnblakepub twitter.com/johnblakepub This eBook is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. Any unauthorised distribution or use of this text may be a direct infringement of the author’s and publisher’s rights and those may be liable in law accordingly. ePub ISBN 978 1 78219 262 6 Mobi ISBN 978 1 78219 300 5 PDF ISBN 978 1 78219 340 1 First published in paperback in 2009 ISBN: 978 1 84454 826 2 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent publisher. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data: A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by www.envydesign.co.uk Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 © Text copyright Terry Lovell, 2009 Papers used by John Blake Publishing are natural, recyclable products made from wood grown in sustainable forests. The manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. Every attempt has been made to contact the relevant copyright-holders, but some were unobtainable. We would be grateful if the appropriate people could contact us. • Bernie Prelims I-X 26/8/09 01:39 Page v DEDICATION This book is dedicated to my mum, a lifelong supporter and a lifelong fighter. She spent her life giving so much, seemingly getting little in return; yet she gained eternity. And to my dad, who did his best. • Bernie Prelims I-X 26/8/09 01:39 Page vi • Bernie Prelims I-X 26/8/09 01:39 Page vii CONTENTS PREFACE IX 1 ‘SENNA DEAD? NO, HE’S INJURED 3 HIS HEAD’ 2 HOW AUNTIE MAY CHANGED YOUNG 15 BERNARD’S LIFE FOR EVER 3 THE RISE TO RICHES OF BRABHAM’S 29 NEW BOSS 4 THE ‘GARAGISTES’ TAKE ON THE 53 FIA ‘GRANDIS’ 5 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE OR POLITICAL 95 POWER? IT’S BERNIE’S DILEMMA 6 JEAN-MARIE BALESTRE: LE GRAND 113 FROMAGE 7 THE KEY TO RICHES – TELEVISION RIGHTS 135 8 BRABHAM TAKEN FOR A SWISS ROLL 158 9 BERNIE GOES WEST – AND MEETS 169 HIS MATCH • Bernie Prelims I-X 26/8/09 01:39 Page viii 10 HOW CANADA LOST ITS NSA – 194 AND BRANDS HATCH AND SILVERSTONE THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX 11 THE BEGINNING OF BERNIE’S 235 TELEVISION RIGHTS STRANGLEHOLD 12 THE RISE OF PRESIDENT MAX, HOW 255 THE FIA LOST MILLIONS, AND THE SHOWDOWN IN BRUSSELS 13 THE SINKING OF BERNIE’S $2.5 BILLION 282 FLOTATION PLANS 14 BERNIE’S ANNUS HORRIBILIS 301 15 BRUSSELS DELIVERS ITS VERDICT – 319 AND BERNIE MAKES ANOTHER BILLION 16 GOODBYE KAREL… HELLO LEO 335 17 THE CASH-FOR-ASH AFFAIR 348 18 MARRIAGE, MONEY AND BLACKMAIL 365 19 WHAT A FUNNY OLD GAME 382 20 THE ITALIAN CONNECTION 395 NOTES 415 GLOSSARY 419 • Bernie Prelims I-X 26/8/09 01:39 Page ix PREFACE Aformer team boss, who has known Bernie Ecclestone for many years, is talking about a controversial dispute involving a well-known motor sport figure: ‘Bernie once said to me, “First you have to get on, then you get rich, and then you get honest. The trouble with – is that he’s still trying to get rich.”’ We have not the liberty to choose whether we will serve or not; the only liberty we have is to choose the master we shall serve.’ Anon

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