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CVC in 'no hurry' to sell F1 to teams says Ecclestone

Bernie Ecclestone has poured cold water on the idea that Formula One's teams may be buying into the sport according to a revealing article in the Mail on Sunday by Christian Sylt.Amongst the revelations, Ecclestone discloses that he once tried to buy luxury department store Harrods but it is his comments about the future of F1 that will make the sport take note.Last week the Financial Times quoted Ecclestone, who has a 5.3% stake in the sport, saying that he 'would like to get back to' a plan drawn up some years ago for him and the teams to become controlling shareholders of F1. 'We'd certainly want control,' he reportedly said. However, on the same day that the report was printed,...
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