From GMM
After describing the outrage sparked by his Hitler comments as a "big misunderstanding" in the German press, Bernie Ecclestone has now turned to the English-speaking media to apologise for the affair.
Jewish groups called for the F1 chief executive's resignation following his controversial Times interview, while a German state premier cancelled a meeting this weekend to discuss the future of the F1 race at Hockenheim.
"First, an apology," the 78-year-old wrote in a column in the same British newspaper on Tuesday.
Ecclestone insisted he does not "support Hitler's atrocities" and admits he was "unwise ... to articulate my points so badly".
"What I regret is people who have taken this the wrong way and have been offended, I'm really, really sad about because I have done an awful lot for the Jewish community, charities and whatever," Ecclestone said.
Hockenheim
The decision of German state premier Gunther Oettinger to cancel his meeting with Bernie Ecclestone this weekend was interpreted as a blow to Hockenheim's hopes of retaining its F1 race.
Moves to resolve Hockenheim's financial difficulties will continue nonetheless, it has emerged.
Auto Motor und Sport reports that the Nurburgring meeting on Sunday is still to take place, with a lawyer or another representative of the Baden-Wurttemberg state to join Ecclestone instead.
The news was confirmed by government spokesman Christoph Dahl.
photo:WRI2
After describing the outrage sparked by his Hitler comments as a "big misunderstanding" in the German press, Bernie Ecclestone has now turned to the English-speaking media to apologise for the affair.
Jewish groups called for the F1 chief executive's resignation following his controversial Times interview, while a German state premier cancelled a meeting this weekend to discuss the future of the F1 race at Hockenheim.
"First, an apology," the 78-year-old wrote in a column in the same British newspaper on Tuesday.
Ecclestone insisted he does not "support Hitler's atrocities" and admits he was "unwise ... to articulate my points so badly".
"What I regret is people who have taken this the wrong way and have been offended, I'm really, really sad about because I have done an awful lot for the Jewish community, charities and whatever," Ecclestone said.
Hockenheim
The decision of German state premier Gunther Oettinger to cancel his meeting with Bernie Ecclestone this weekend was interpreted as a blow to Hockenheim's hopes of retaining its F1 race.
Moves to resolve Hockenheim's financial difficulties will continue nonetheless, it has emerged.
Auto Motor und Sport reports that the Nurburgring meeting on Sunday is still to take place, with a lawyer or another representative of the Baden-Wurttemberg state to join Ecclestone instead.
The news was confirmed by government spokesman Christoph Dahl.
photo:WRI2