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F1 issue response to Ecclestone's GMB comments

Formula 1 has distanced itself from Bernie Ecclestone's comments that Vladimir Put is a 'first class person', saying they are in 'very stark contrast' to F1's position. The former F1 supremo appeared on Good Morning Britain on Thursday where he gave his thoughts on several topics including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and telling Lewis Hamilton he should ignore the racist slur aimed at him by Nelson Piquet. Speaking about Putin, he said: 'I'd still take a bullet for him. 'I'd rather it didn't hurt but I'd still take a bullet because he is a first-class person and what he is doing is something he believes is the right thing, he's doing for Russia. 'Unfortunately he is like a lot of business...
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