Stepping down from the board of Delta Topco—the group that runs Formula 1—Bernie Ecclestone will now focus on two things. The first will be running the day-to-day operation of F1 and the second will be the pending trial for bribery in Germany. It was announced Thursday that the trial would, indeed, go ahead and subsequently, Delta topco made the announcement of Ecclestone’s departure from his position on the board saying: ‘After discussion with the Board, Mr Ecclestone has proposed and the Board has agreed that until the case has been concluded, he will step down as a director with immediate effect, thereby relinquishing his board duties and responsibilities until the case has...
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