Bernie Ecclestone: & # 34; Some teams have drama & # 34;

B ernie Ecclestone is never at a loss for clear words. The F1 boss also bluntly spoke his mind at the Ferrari season opener. He had previously indicated that at least two of the new teams would not make it through the first season. He now specified this statement again. 'I think some even have problems making it to the first race. We have to wait and see. When you ask these people, they always say everything is fine, there are no problems and no drama. But I'm sure that there is drama. '

Ten solid teams are enough

The 79-year-old didn't want which teams are most likely to fall by the wayside specify. However, it has only just become known that Campos is said to have problems paying the bills to the supplier Dallara. The problem for potential newcomers is clear, according to Ecclestone: 'It's the finances. It's just very difficult to find donors. Especially in times of financial crisis.' However, Ecclestone does not see the problem as dramatic. “The forces of the market will rule. We have ten solid and strong teams. That's all we need.”

He also commented on the new rules. 'We were very clever with the point system,' said the F1 boss jokingly. 'It doesn't make any difference to what we had before. In my opinion, the gap between first and second and between second and third should be increased to give an incentive to overtake.' Ecclestone does not want to accept the criticism that Button would have moved further away at the beginning of the season last year. 'That was an exceptional case.'

Abbreviations should make overtaking easier

The Briton has his own views on the problem of the few overtaking maneuvers. 'I've already made a lot of suggestions to find solutions. A simple way to enable overtaking maneuvers on every track would be to create shortcuts that each driver can use five times in the race. Then nobody would get stuck behind the other And the commentators on television would have something to analyze. '

The F1 boss also sees a problem in technology. 'The brakes are now so efficient. I could sit in the car and brake as late as anyone else. In the late 1980s, practically every overtaking maneuver on the brake came into the curve'

Exciting season with four world champions

But even without a solution to the overtaking problem, Ecclestone believes that we will have an exciting Formula 1 season 'We have four world champions at the start. I can hardly remember when that was the last time. That's wonderful. It's going to be a good year. There is good competition between the teams and within the teams. 'In contrast to previous years, the millionaire does not want to give up a world championship tip.' It's just so close. You can't say that. '