Bernie Ecclestone

Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone (born October 28 1930 in the UK) is the president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration, and as such is generally considered the primary authority in Formula One racing. His control of the sport, which resulted from his pioneering the sale of television rights in the late 1970s, is chiefly financial, but under the terms of the Concorde Agreement he and his companies also manage the administration, setup and logistics of each Formula One grand prix.

References

• Bernie Ecclestone, the man behind Formula One. BBC News (12 November 1997).
• Chicanery in Formula One? The Economist (26 August 2004).
• Grand prix, grand prizes. The Economist (13 July 2004).
• Griffiths, John. The case that will decide Formula One's future. Financial Times (23 November 2004).
• Mott, Sue. The funny billionaire in trapped in the body of a tyrant. The Telegraph (20 March 2004).
• Mr Formula One. The Economist (13 March 1997).
• The main men in F1. BBC Sport (11 October 2004).
• Bernie's Game: Inside the Formula One World of Bernie Ecclestone. Book by Terry Lovell. (ISBN 1843580861)