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Bernie Ecclestone: 'The last thing new owners need is my input'

Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has spoken about the sport’s new owners at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Talking to 5 live Formula 1's Tom Clarkson, Ecclestone said: "I've been upgraded from chief executive to a much higher position. It's so high, I can't even see what's going on.

"The last thing they need is me to have any input because they want to change things, and they know I would have changed them before if I thought they needed changing.

"They believe I haven’t done a very good job and they want to do a better job and they don’t need any help from someone who hasn’t done a good job."

Ecclestone, 86, who had been in charge for nearly 40 years, was removed from his position running Formula 1 as US giant Liberty Media completed its $8bn (£6.4bn) takeover of the sport.

This clip is from 5 live Sport on Sunday. 16 April 2017.

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