Formula One's former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone has warned owners Liberty Media to take the threat of a breakaway series seriously and said Mercedes could follow Ferrari out of the championship. Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne has threatened his team could quit if F1's American owners follow through on plans for simpler engines and a redistribution of prize money after contracts expire in 2020. Ecclestone, who moved aside in January 2017 after Liberty took over, suggested both Ferrari and Mercedes, who have swept the last four drivers' and constructors' championships, were on the same page. "Talking to people like Sergio and (Mercedes boss) Toto (Wolff), they are not...
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