Bernie Ecclestone has triggered a new controversy for Formula 1 after making a series of outspoken comments about political issues - including his opinion of Adolf Hitler - in an interview with the Times newspaper.The F1 rights-holder spoke mostly about politics in the interview, published yesterday, and questioned the value of democracy.
“If you have a look at a democracy it hasn’t done a lot of good for many countries — including this one," Ecclestone told the newspaper.
"I like people who make up their minds.
"If you have to keep referring to your grandmother before you do anything I think that’s dumb.
"I make decisions, sometimes wrong, sometimes right — so long as you get more things right than wrong then that’s okay."
When pressed further on the issue, Ecclestone went on to refer to Nazi leader Hitler as a leader who 'got things done'.
"In a lot of ways, terrible to say this I suppose, but apart from the fact that Hitler got taken away and persuaded to do things that I have no idea whether he wanted to do or not, he was in the way that he could command a lot of people able to get things done," he said.
Ecclestone's remarks have been criticised by both politicians and leading Jewish organisations.
The F1 ringmaster has long held a reputation for making bold and controversial comments to the media, although his Hitler comments are set to trigger the biggest furore yet.
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