Formula One CEO and Vote Leave supporter Berine Ecclestone has welcomed the decision of British voters to leave the European Union. The 85-0year old says \u00a0it made no difference to a global sport dominated by British-based teams.<\/p>\n
“I have been a\u00a0supporter\u00a0of this all the way through. I think it\u2019s the best thing. We should be ruling ourselves,” Ecclestone added.<\/p>\n
“If we\u2019ve got something to sell, and it\u2019s a good product at the right price, people will buy whether they are Chinese, Italian or German…people will just get over this and get on with their lives.”<\/p>\n
Eight of the eleven teams are based in the uk and seven races of twenty one take place within the EU.<\/p>\n
But McLarens chairman Ron Denis has written in The Times Newspaper before the vote warning of the “potentially grave consequences” of Brexit.<\/p>\n
“McLaren is based in the UK; more than 3,000 families are affected by our fortunes, as are our British suppliers and their employees. Remaining in Europe is fundamental to the prosperity of the McLaren business.”<\/p>\n
Chris Aylett, chief executive of Britain’s Motorsport Industry\u00a0Association\u00a0(MIA) says that “Europe is a major market but so is the United States. There\u2019s hardly a race anywhere in the world that doesn\u2019t have products that are made in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Over time, will we lose things? We would anyway, even in the EU,”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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