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Ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone to be charged with fraud after discovery of £400m in undeclared assets

Published 12 July 2022
By David Mullen
Former Formula One boss, Bernie Ecclestone is to face charges of fraud by false representation after discovery undeclared assets.
I ran the grid girls off the F1 track — interview with Ellie Norman, F1’s first female executive

Ex F1-boss Ecclestone defends Putin

Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has said that he would “take a bullet” for the Russian premier, Vladimir Putin.
Published 30 June 2022
Bernie Ecclestone to become a father again to first son at the age of 89

Ecclestone bailed after Brazil gun arrest

Former F1 boss detained when Brazilian airport staff found a gun in his bag.
Published 27 May 2022
Rich Energy hints at return to F1

What is Rich Energy and is it involved in F1?

The controversial owner of Rich Energy, William Storey, said that the elusive energy drink maker will make a return to Formula One. It didn't.
Published 20 December 2021
Ex-FIA boss Max Mosley dies aged 81

Ex-FIA boss Max Mosley dies aged 81

Former FIA boss Max Mosley, who became a figurehead for safety within Formula One and a leading privacy campaigner, has died at the age of 81.
Published 24 May 2021
Bernie Ecclestone to become a father again to first son at the age of 89

Ecclestone to become father again aged 89

Bernie Ecclestone, the man who turned F1 into one of the world’s biggest sports, is to become one of the world’s oldest known new fathers.
Published 03 April 2020
Sunday Times Driving Rich List 2019

Sunday Times Rich List 2019: Motoring billionaires

The UK's wealthiest people in motoring and motor sport have been revealed in the 2019 Sunday Times Rich List today.
Published 12 May 2019
Ellie Norman, Formula One’s first female executive: I ran the grid girls off the F1 track

Interview: I ran the grid girls off the F1 track

Formula One oozes machismo. The roaring engines. The fast cars. And, of course, the infamous “grid girls”. Hang on, though: they were banished...
Published 10 June 2018
Has Bernie Eccleston bought Ayrton Senna's old racing car

Did Bernie Ecclestone buy Ayrton Senna's race car?

Ayrton Senna's 1993 Monaco Grand Prix-winning Formula One car has sold for €4.1million (£3.7m) in an auction in Monaco.
Published 15 May 2018
Driving Rich List 2017: Triumph chief powers into second place but Ecclestone stays top

Driving Rich List 2017: Triumph chief powers ahead

The owner of Triumph motorcycles turbocharged his wealth last year and moved up into second place in the list of motoring's wealthiest...
Published 06 May 2017
Petra Ecclestone: money can’t buy happiness — it buys things

Petra Ecclestone: money can’t buy happiness

Meeting Petra Stunt (still better known as Ecclestone) — and, actually, meeting her daughter, a bright little moppet with blond curls...
Published 06 March 2017
2016 Driving Rich List - Lewis Hamilton

2016 Driving Rich List revealed: Bernie stays top despite...

The Sunday Times reveals the 2016 Driving Rich List, and Bernie Ecclestone remains the wealthiest man in motoring despite the outspoken motor racing...
Published 27 April 2016
Sunday Times Driving Rich List 2015

2015 Driving Rich List

If one man in motoring can afford to lose £60m, it's Bernie Ecclestone. The 84-year-old, who is chief executive of the Formula One Group
Published 01 May 2015