F1 has again distanced itself from comments made by Bernie Ecclestone, who defended Vladimir Putin. Full story:
Ecclestone caused a stir on Thursday morning when, in an interview with ITV show Good Morning Britain, he moved to defend the actions of Russian president Putin in his war with Ukraine.
Pushed on why he felt that way, Ecclestone added"Because he's a first class person, and what he's doing is something that he believed was the right thing. Ecclestone then later criticised Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy for having failed to avoid the war happening in the first place. Ecclestone's remarks triggered criticism on social media as they come in the wake of worldwide condemnation of Putin for launching the invasion that has cost thousands of lives.
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