bernie ecclestone road f1 for nearly 1:0 bernie ecclestone road f1 for nearly a0 yea rs bernie ecclestone astuteness that has been arguably unmatched across business and sporting worlds. but, he has been accused by his successor, chase carey, of running the sport like it one—man dictator. the new man at the top of formula 1 has been talking to us top of formula 1 has been talking to us about the future of the sport. there is bernie ecclestone, the czar of formula 1. he has been a driving force like no other. having root of formula 1 with an iron grip for decades, bernie ecclestone transformed into a global commercial phenomenon on. this is fantastic. at times it seemed as if he would go on for ever but with a multi—billion—dollar american ta keover multi—billion—dollar american takeover came a sudden change in direction. the new f1 boss said it is the end of the road for the man he has replaced. i expect this is difficult for bernie, he has run the sport as a one—man, he calls himself a dictator, he has run it as a one—man dictator for a long a dictator, he has run it as a one—man dictato

and the future of formula i, as its legendary leader, bernie ecclestone, is replaced.n examines his legacy, and meets the man who is taking hisjob. it's been running as a one—man dictatorfor a long, long time. i think the sport needs a fresh perspective. as donald trump settles into his new home in the white house, one of his most pressing issues in is in—tray is afghanistan. in the past he's described america's involvement as a disaster but he's also told the afghan leader, the us will not waiver in its commitment to him. the international combat mission there ended in 2014 but 13,000 nato troops remain and most of them are american. with the taliban and other militant groups gaining ground, justin rowlatt has been trying to find out if the us will cut its losses and bring america's longest war to an end. another team of afghan soldiers is flying in to helmand province. the bbc got rare permission tojoin them. it has been hard going for the afghan army since the us and its nato allies pulled out most of their troops at the end of 2014. these days, the soldiers don't h

he thinks bernie ecclestone could've left a better legacy when it comes to running formula i. left ahen it comes to running formula 1. the frustration for me if there is anything with bernie ecclestone is he did not meant for someone into the sport. i think that would would have been fantastic and its crowning glory to bring some people into the sport and handover and then sit back and feel that has been his final achievement. but he never had an inclination to do that. that would have been a nice end to his career in formula 1. we all know bernie did an amazing job but had a focus on what he thought the role of manager was. i would like to broaden that because i feel we need to be proactive in trying to improve the sport. at the moment we have 23 teams that can realistically win a race and we need to spread that. we'll know the analogy of leicester city winning the premiership, that would be the ideal in formula 1, there's a good team on a great year with a great driver could really mount a challenge. but at the moment that really is not possible. the former olympic champion nicole

any finally, bernie ecclestone's ito—year reign at formula one is over.eight billion dollar takeover. the 86—year—old will remain as an honorary chairman and will be an advise, according to the sports independent. $2.9 billion, forbes magazine says he is

bernie ecclestone's four—decade reign in charge of formula 1 has come to an end.

commentator: there's bernie ecclestone, the tzar of formula one. a driving force like no other. having ruled formula one with an iron grip for decades, bernie ecclestone transformed it into a global, commercial phenomenon. commentator: oh, my goodness, this is fantastic! at times it seemed as if he'd go on forever, but with a multi—billion pound american takeover came a sudden change in direction. and today, f1's new boss told me why it was the end of the road for the man he's replaced. i would expect this is difficult for bernie, it is a big change for him. i mean, he's run the sport. he's run the sport as a one man — he calls himself a dictator — he's run it as a one man dictatorfor a long time. i think the sport needs a fresh perspective. from second hand car salesman, to team owner and then commercial rights holder, ecclestone's rise was remarkable. the 86—year—old's deal—making skills brought him famous friends, powerful contacts and billions in the bank. there was also controversy. move out of the way before i get upset. some comments caused

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the bbc understands bernie ecclestone could step down from his position as formula 1 chief executives this week. the move would end ecclestone's

commentator: there's bernie ecclestone, the tzar of formula one.er. having ruled formula one with an iron grip for decades, bernie ecclestone transformed it into a global, commercial phenomenon. commentator: oh, my goodness, this is fantastic! at times it seemed as if he'd go on forever, but with a multi—billion pound american takeover came a sudden change in direction. and today, f1's new boss told me why it was the end of the road for the man he's replaced. i would expect this is difficult for bernie, it is a big change for him. i mean, he's run the sport. he's run the sport as a one man — he calls himself a dictator — he's run it as a one man dictatorfor a long time. i think the sport needs a fresh perspective. from second hand car salesman, to team owner and then commercial rights holder, ecclestone‘s rise was remarkable. the 86—year—old's deal—making skills brought him famous friends, powerful contacts and billions in the bank. there was also controversy. move out of the way before i get upset. some comments caused offence and he was forced to

bernie ecclestone has been replaced as the chief executive of formula one, after four decades in chargeith an iron grip of the last 40 years, transforming the sport into a global commercial phenomenon and becoming superrich in the process, it seemed as if bernie ecclestone would somehow go on forever. but what the most remarkable rains and sport has reached the end of the road. in a statement confirming its £6 billion ta keover of statement confirming its £6 billion takeover of f1, new and american owner liberty media said chairman chase carey would now be chief executive, with ecclestone offered the title of chairman emeritus. that diminished role is unlikely to sat —— satisfy him, who said he has been deposed. he will not be in charge of the day running of the sport. the 86 enrolled billionaire‘s rise from second—hand car salesman to team owner and then f1‘s all powerful commercial rights holder is unique. able to pick up the phone to heads of state and royals and celebrities, he was the best connected man in the sport, expert beholding his various factions together and surviving many

commentator: there's bernie ecclestone, the tzar of formula one. formula one with an iron grip for decades, bernie ecclestone transformed it into a global, commercial phenomenon. commentator: oh, my goodness, this is fantastic! at times it seemed as if he'd go on forever, but with a multi—billion pound american takeover came a sudden change in direction. and today, f1's new boss told me why it was the end of the road for the man he's replaced. i would expect this is difficult for bernie, it is a big change for him. i mean, he's run the sport. he's run the sport as a one—man — he calls himself a dictator — he's run it as a one—man dictatorfor a long time. i think the sport needs a fresh perspective. from second hand car salesman, to team owner and then commercial rights holder, ecclestone's rise was remarkable. the 86—year—old's deal—making skills brought him famous friends, powerful contacts and billions in the bank. there was also controversy. move out of the way before i get upset. some comments caused offence and he was forced to settle a briber

but for bernie ecclestone, it's finally the end of the road.rhouse. oh, my goodness, this is fantastic! but now it has new owners — american company liberty media. they believe the sport can promote itself better, especially on social media, and so they put a new man, chase carey, in the driving seat. i would expect this is difficult for bernie, it's a big change for him, he's run the sport, he's run the sport as a one—man... he calls himself a dictator, he's run it as a one—man dictatorfor a long time. i think the sport needs a fresh perspective. tough and uncompromising, ecclestone's business brain brought him famous friends and huge personal fortune, but it's also brought controversy. off the track, he had to settle a bribery case in germany, while on it his decisions have raised eyebrows — taking races to countries like bahrain, with questionable human rights records, tinkering with the rules, and skewing prize money towards the big teams. after so long in power, many feel a change in direction is overdue. i think the most important thing i

the bbc understands bernie ecclestone could step down as the formula i chief executive as soon as thisort, the american company liberty media is on the brink of completing its takeover and wants to revamp which could see bernie ecclestone eased aside. that is all the sport for now. when the film ‘trainspotting' came out in the 19905, ‘trainspotting' came out in the 1990s, its blend of drugs and petty crime in edinburgh became an unlikely global hit. now, more than two decades later, the original cast and director have re—united for a sequel — catching up with the characters as they reach middle age. the film had its world premiere in edinburgh on sunday evening — as our a rts edinburgh on sunday evening — as our arts correspondent colin patterson reports. choose life, choose a job, choose a career. trainspotting was the defining film of the mid—90s cool britannia. the post was on student walls. it dealt with addiction, friendship and had to listen. 20 yea rs friendship and had to listen. 20 years later, the gangs back together. we met the director danny boyle where it all began. we imp

the bbc understands bernie ecclestone could step down from his position as formula 1 chief executive remarkable 40—year reign in the sport. american company liberty media is on the brink of completing its takeover of f1 and wants a revamp which could see ecclestone eased aside. that's all the sport for now. but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. some pretty stark contrasts in weather conditions for part two of the weekend across the uk. some areas saw some brilliant sunshine, again after a cold, frosty start. but other areas stayed cloudy, and, where it was cloudy, you had the mist and murk, and some low cloud as well, like this weather watcher picture shows in monmouthshire. now, through the course of the night things will turn dryer. any light rain, some sleet and snow, clearing away, and then a fairly widespread frost developing. certainly, where you keep the cloud, not quite as cold. but there will be some really cold spots, and one thing we are concerned about through the course of the night is developing fog. freezing fog in places, particular

coming up on this programme: liberty media's takeover of formula 1 is complete, ending bernie ecclestone'sbook their place in the knock out stages of afcon, but algeria are heading home. and nicola adams throws the towel in on her olympic career, and turns pro. hello and welcome along to sport today, on bbc world news. play is under way on quarter—finals day at the australian open, with venus williams in action, as she and roger federer hope to prove that age is just a number, with the veterans both in action, in one of two quarter—finals in the men's and women's draw

in sport on bbc news, bernie ecclestone says he was forced out as chief executive of formula one afters following a takeover by liberty media. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in a landmark ruling, the government has lost its appeal at the supreme court over who has the authority to start the process of taking the uk out of the european union. eight of the eleven supreme court judges ruled that only mps and peers, not the government, have the authority to trigger article 50 and begin two years of negotiations. the president of the supreme court, lord neuberger, said that leaving the eu would change uk law and the rights of uk citizens — which meant parliament must be consulted. a short time ago, mps were told the government would introduce legislation within days to stop the formal process of leaving the eu. our political correspondent carole walker reports. this was a case with profound implications. who should decide the process for taking the uk out of the eu? the decision, taken by 11 of the most seniorjudges in the land, was delivered to the hushed courtroom. tod

the end for bernie ecclestone at the age of 86, time to put up his feet and buy some villas, live on yes, deposed bya live on his yacht, do what he does? yes, deposed by a younger man, the 75—year—old john malone, who runs liberty media. this is an odd one, really, because everyone knew he would be honorary president, and he told a german newspaper he was deposed, as if it was some kind of hissy fit, really. quite a career for him, he was a second—hand car salesmen originally. it was an excellent mary career and f1 is a great global industry. yeah, 0k, excellent mary career and f1 is a great global industry. yeah, ok, so, how much has he popularised the sport? i used to like it, going back to the 19705, and now i find it a little bit boring. i think that is probably because you are what we would call a petrol head, are you not, a real fanatic? would call a petrol head, are you not, a realfanatic? no, i am not, thatis not, a realfanatic? no, i am not, that is the thing. he has made it a truly global sport, so whether it makes it popular is another issue. it makes more money, doesn't i

easy understand bernie ecclestone could step down from his position as formula i executives as early week. it would end his 41 year reign in the sport. american company liberty media wants a revamp which could see ecclestone east side. ronnie o'sullivan is playing joe perry in the final of the masters snooker at alexandra palace. it was 4—1; at the start of this session. ronnie o'sullivan has won the first frame after the interval. looking good to go 6—4 ahead. looking good to go 6—4 ahead. looking to win the event for the seventh time. first to ten wins who will take the title. england's tommy fleetwood has won the abu dhabi championship, his second european tour title. fleetwood shot a final round score of 67, finishing on 17 under par — a shot ahead of us open champion dustin johnson. and spain's pablo larrazabal. it's been a red letter day for british skiing. dave ryding has become the first british skier to claim a world cup alpine medal since 1981. he finished second in the men's slalom at kitzbuhel. he was quickest after the first run but was eventually beaten into second plac

first of all it is important to say although bernie ecclestone has been removed as chief executive officerer any more, he has been kept on as what they are calling the chairman emeritus, as a kind of adviser. that is a wise move given the expertise he has, and also a lawyer. —— a lawyer he worked very close with has also been kept on. the big headline is the boss of the mercedes team a few years ago, and before that the technical director of ferrari, where michael schumacher was so of ferrari, where michael schumacher was so successful, winning the championship is he has been given a new role overseeing the motor sports side of the liberty business, and an executive who was a big deal in america with the espn network is taking on the commercial role. so some very serious players underneath chase carey, who himself, the chairman, has been a long—term talent of rupert murdoch. senegal and tunisia have both qualified for the quarter—finals of the africa cup of nations. the former, already guaranteed their place in the last eight, drew with algeria, which means one of the pre—tournament favour

how will history journalling bernie ecclestone? did he stay too long?into the world's most watched annual sporting series. he signed virtually all the deals that bring in the revenue. this revenue of nearly $2 billion. he's 86. you would have thought they could have kept him onjust to see out his tenure rather than the gamble of replacing them. you're a bernie fan. they've given him chairman emeritus. he's hands on with the deals really, broadcasting, races, it's a big gamble. thanks very much. one of the most celebrated and articulate prophets of globalisation is the new york times columnist, thomas freidman. he specialises in finding simple theories to explain the complexities of the world, and with a lot to explain at the moment, he's just come up with a new book — thank you for being late. it describes how three forces are accelerating the processes that drive our lives — technology, globalisation and climate change — explaining, well, everything. he's a three—time pulitzer prize—winning journalist, a former middle east correspondent. i sat down wit

long time soprano bernie ecclestone will leave with immediate effect following the motorsports takeovery liberty media. this marks the end of the 86-year-old briton's remarkable 40-year reign. he has transformed from a niche sport into a global extravaganza, rivaled only by the olympic games and soccer world cup. liberty take over valued f1 at a cool $8 billion. a reminder of the top story -- u.s. president donald trump has ordered the u.s. to withdraw from the transpacific partnership trade deal negotiated by barack obama. he says it is part of a strategy to protect jobs. the day starts after the break. ♪ [theme music] ♪ [theme music] >>>ernabel demillo: hi. welcome to asian american life. i'm ernabel demillo. we're at the rubin museum of art, which houses the most extensive himalayan art of south asia and in response to the devastating earthquake in nepal the museum is honoring that country with a special cultural exhibit. let's take a closer look. honoring nepal showcases the rich and sacred art of buddhism and hinduism. over six hundred nepalese object

the man who turned formula one into one of the world's biggest sports, bernie ecclestone, is replacedf executive after nearly a0 years in charge. and la la land tops the oscars race — with a record—equalling 1a nominations, including best picture. in a landmark ruling, the government has lost its appeal at the supreme court over who has the authority to start the process of taking the uk out of the european union. eight of the 11 supreme court judges ruled that only mps and peers — not the government — have the authority to trigger article 50 and begin two years of negotiations. the president of the supreme court said that leaving the eu would change uk law and the rights of uk citizens — which meant parliament must be consulted. a short time ago mps were told the government would introduce legislation within days to start the formal process of leaving the eu. our political correspondent carole walker reports. this was a case with profound implications. who should decide the process for taking the uk out of the eu? the decision, taken by 11 of the most seniorjudges in the land, was de

and bernie ecclestone has been removed as chief executive of formula one, bringing his a0 year reigny liberty media, which has completed its $8 billion takeover of the sport. mr ecclestone, who is 86, claimed he had been forced out. they faced death threats and intimidation for daring to perform, but afghanistan's first all—female orchestra are charting a new destiny for themselves through music. the 35 musicians made their debut at the world economic forum recently, in davos, and go by the name zohra. but reaching the global stage has often proved an uphill battle. elainejung has their story. the sounds of afghanistan's music coming back to the fore. once silenced under the taliban, it has taken years for afghans to reclaim, and these are the young women at its helm. the all—female orchestra is named zohra, and is largely made up of sitars, violins and hand—drums. zarifa abida is the country's first woman conductor. it was really hard for me to tell my family that i want to study music, and i want to start music. so ijust told my mum and dad that i really want to learn music. and my

bernie ecclestone has been removed as chief executive of formula one, bringing his ao—year reign of theve was announced by the american company, liberty media, which has completed its $8 billion takeover of the sport. mr ecclestone, who's 86, claimed he'd been forced out. day nine of the australian open is under way with the quarter—finals. stan wawrinka plays jo—wilfried tsonga, venus williams is up against anastasia pavlyuchenkova, and roger federer takes on andy murray's conqueror mischa zverev. we will have more on that in sport today. the world's largest human migration is taking place, with tens of thousands of people leaving beijing to make their way home for family reunions across china for the lunar new year holidays. the transport ministry estimates that more than nine million train journeys were made on monday alone. more on this in a few minutes. let's return to our top story on president trump's move to pull the us out of the free trade deal with pacific rim countries. one of the countries covered by the deal is japan. i asked our correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, in t

we talked about the fact he would be replacing this month, bernie ecclestone, who ran the sport for a0ced the sport needs to be changed fundamentally. here he is sitting down with bbc sport editor dan rowan. bernie is a one—man team, it is not an organisation capable, the red organisation capable, the red organisation for a two—day's word to follow through and build relationships, both the opportunities for us. on this port side, the decision—making has not been as effective as it needs to be. i think some of the organisation that has been put up to guide the sport, if not work as planned. it is a great sport, but clearly it can be improved. i think we do plan to improved. i think we do plan to improve it. it needs a fresh start. i don't know whether the decision—making is not what it should be because there is too much history amongst the players. one of the benefits we bring is a fresh start. we don't have an agenda other than to make the support group for its fans. if you are into snowmobiles you will appreciate it is widely considered to be the holy grail of tricks. have a look at

now a quote from bernie ecclestone coming he says he's proud of the business that he built in the last achieved with formula 1. he says he is sure that chase will execute his role in a way that will execute his role in a way that will benefit the sport. can you translate? bernie has been in charge of motorsport for 40 years. he was a tea m of motorsport for 40 years. he was a team owner before he became the supremo, the de facto chief executive, in charge of the commercial rights of the sport, hugely successful at that. his position was under threat as soon as the new owners were linked with formula 1, they asked him to step down today, he's been such an integral part of the paddock figures and left his mark on the sport. he says he's been asked to step down by the new ceo and they have confirmed that today. good to talk to you. that was live from the bbc sports centre. another great sports story. nicola adams is the uk's best known woman boxer — she's a two time olympic boxing champion — and today she announced she turned professional. she's signed with promoter frank warren. that's w

the chequered flag for bernie ecclestone, his four—decade reign of formula 1 comes to an end.

bernie ecclestone is no longer in charge of formula one — after the us company liberty media completedef executive for a0 years, but the new owners have replaced him with the american, chase carey. mr ecclestone has been given a role as chairman emeritus. he said he is proud of the business he built. the prime minister presided over a cabinet meeting today in the north—west of england, near warrington, and announced her industrial strategy for britain after brexit. theresa may set out the details of how ministers will take a more interventionist approach by creating new technology colleges — extending specialist maths schools, and spending £170 million creating new institutes of technology. our business editor, simonjack, has more details. growing an economy for the 21st—century. this biotech firm is trying to increase crop yields, reduce fertiliser use and provide high—paying jobs. most conservative governments have preferred a hands—off approach to business. not this government. what this is about is creating the right conditions for the future economy for the uk. as we leave the eur

long time formula one driver bernie ecclestone is being carey asby chase liberty media completes itsr of f1. theestone has been driving sport since the 1970's and will become chairman emeritus. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. shery: thank you. samsung is to buy back nearly $8 billion worth of shares after doubling quarterly profit. rosalind chin is watching this for us, the stock training .2%. what are they saying about this buyback? rosalind: it will take place in 3-4 stages. the first phase will start tomorrow, and they will buy 2.3 firston won in that phase, so this is part of a program unveiled in november. let's take a look at results today for the fourth quarter, net income more than doubling to just under 60 in dollars. -- it just under $6 billion. as you can see on the screen, the breakdown that we got today in terms of the divisions, semiconductors operating profit of $4.2 billion, $2.4 billion a year earlier, doing very well, global demand outstripping supply, and chip inventories a

bernie ecclestone, in charge of formula one for nearly a0 years, has been removed from his post. ta keover way following a £6.a billion takeover by us giant liberty media. chase carey, the new chief executive, has appointed the former supremo as a chairman and merit is, and honorary chairman and adviser to the board, but bernie ecclestone says he has no idea what the title means and insists he was forced out. some of the tennis old guard enjoying a renaissance at the australian open. yes, venus williams has booked a place in the semifinals, for the first time in1a place in the semifinals, for the first time in 1a years, remarkable, rolling back the years. she beat anastasia pavlyuchenkova in straight sets. venus has never won a title in melbourne before, next up for her is coco vandeweghe. jo—wilfried tsonga was beaten by stan wawrinka in straight sets. roger federer is in quarterfinal action today, up against the man who knocked out andy murray, misha zverev. murray is likely not to play in great britain's davis cup tie next week against canada, that news just in this morning. t

long-time formula one boss bernie ecclestone is stepping aside.ar-old is being former 21stceo by a century fox executive. he cofounded the sport in 1978 and will become chairman emeritus. the change comes as liberty media completes its takeover of f whic1, which it bought last year. and phillips fourth-quarter profits met estimates as performance at the dutch company's health technology businesses improved. sales rose 3% on a comparable basis to 7.2 billion euros. we spoke to the ceo, who struck a positive tone on their health tech sector. >> it is in health technology in the fourth quarter -- we saw 5% sales growth and 190 basis points of profit improvement. you can conclude that our health technology activity really has momentum. that is pleasing, because that is our future. our innovations are in demand, from radiology all the way to the consumer health products. juliette: and that is your bloomberg business flash. anna, manus. anna: thank you very much. juliette saly. let's bring things back to the u.k. i am here at the supreme court, why? bec

ross brawn thinks ecclestone could have left a better legacy. the problem for me is that berniee sport. that would have been fantastic. that would have been his crowning glory to bring people into the sport and hand over and sit back and feel that's his final achievement. but he never had an inclination to do that. that would have been a nice end to his career in formula one. the former olympic champion nicole cook has strongly criticised british cycling, uk anti—doping and uk sport. she says cycling is run by men, for men and attempts to stop doping are inadequate and ineffective. she made the claims to a culture, media & sport select committee earlier today, which was held to discuss issues raised at a hearing involving british cycling and team sky last month. she said british cycling shows discrimination and favouritism because it's a nswera ble to and favouritism because it's answerable to itself. one of rugby union's oldest clubs, london welsh, has been kicked out of the championship mid—season following their liquidation last month. the club was granted a temporary license

but for bernie ecclestone, it's finally the end of the road.est into a multi—billion pound powerhouse. oh, my goodness, this is fantastic! but now it has new owners — american company liberty media. they believe the sport can promote itself better, especially on social media, and so they put a new man, chase carey, in the driving seat. i would expect this is difficult for bernie, it's a big change for him, he's run the sport, he's run the sport as a one—man... he calls himself a dictator, he's run it as a one—man dictatorfor a long time. i think the sport needs a fresh perspective. tough and uncompromising, ecclestone's business brain brought him famous friends and huge personal fortune, but it's also brought controversy. off the track, he had to settle a bribery case in germany, while on it his decisions have raised eyebrows — taking races to countries like bahrain, with questionable human rights records, tinkering with the rules, and skewing prize money towards the big teams. after so long in power, many feel a change in direction is overdue.

bernie ecclestone has confirmed he is no longer running formula i, ending 40 years in charge of the sportd been asked to step down. the news is expected to be confirmed tomorrow in an entered by the sport's new orders, liberty media. nicola adams has announced her decision to turn professional. the double olympic gold medallist will make her pro debut in april. adams, who successfully defended her flyweight title in rio last summer, now has her sights set on becoming a world champion. katie gornall reports. nicola adams, the first woman to win two olympic titles in the boxing ring. as britain's most successful and recognisable olympic boxer she is used to breaking new ground, but now she is seeking a fresh challenge. after winning the gold in 2012i decided i wanted to continue my career as an amateurjust because i wanted to leave the amateur game as world champion as well as a double olympic champion so i decided to stay to fulfil my goal and they left ra n ked to stay to fulfil my goal and they left ranked number one as well. as an amateur, adams had nothing else to prove. last year in r