Force India team chief Vijay Mallya unexpectedly ushered in a comic new episode of self-analysis to the Formula One paddock on Saturday. As the drivers, teams and paddock observers parodied Mallya’s introduction of a new verb – 'to un-crap' – to the lexicon of Formula One, it was clear its usage had heaped more pressure on the sport’s chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. In answers to questions during a news conference on Friday evening, Mallya called on Ecclestone 'to un-crap' F1 if the sport’s ring-master was quoted accurately in suggesting that his 'product' was not worth selling this season. According to reports, many from sources who claim to have heard Ecclestone’s...
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