26-07-2015, 19:44
Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff had been left in no doubt before the race what Ecclestone had wanted to see and it was not another victory for the champions. The 84-year-old Briton got his wish.
"Bernie was here saying 'Thank you very much for a great day for Formula One'," said the Austrian after championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who started on pole, and Nico Rosberg both finished far from the podium places.
"We had a laugh before the race. He said 'Bloody don't win this race, it's important for Formula One'. And then he came in (afterwards) and said 'Oh, you were overdoing it now'." (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Justin Palmer)
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"Bernie was here saying 'Thank you very much for a great day for Formula One'," said the Austrian after championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who started on pole, and Nico Rosberg both finished far from the podium places.
"We had a laugh before the race. He said 'Bloody don't win this race, it's important for Formula One'. And then he came in (afterwards) and said 'Oh, you were overdoing it now'." (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Justin Palmer)
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