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Ecclestone rejects Mercedes claim of Suzuka TV balckout

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has defended the television coverage of last month's Japanese Grand Prix after champions Mercedes complained that their drivers barely featured despite a one-two finish. The race at Suzuka triggered immediate conspiracy theories, with some even suggesting the manufacturer was being punished by Ecclestone for refusing to supply rivals Red Bull with engines for next year. 'People say there is no overtaking so what we showed is a hell of a lot of overtaking,' Ecclestone, 84, told reporters at the Russian Grand Prix. 'Actually, if you look at the figures I think nearly all the teams got more or less the same amount of coverage,' added the Briton. Mercedes...
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