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Bernie talks Merc battles, Prost and Trump
- Updated: September 14, 2016
Bernie Ecclestone says if he was in charge at Mercedes the drivers would be free to race, has billed Alain Prost as the “greatest” driver ever and reckons it would be “good for the world” if Donald Trump won the US election.
In a wide-sweeping interview with Top Gear’s Eddie Jordan and editor-in-chief Charlie Turner, the 85-year-old shared his thoughts on hot topics including the Mercedes battle.
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, who are separated by just two points in the race for this year’s World title, have clashed several times this season earning the ire of motorsport boss Toto Wolff.
Wolff, however, decided to let his drivers continue racing on the condition that there were no more on-track antics.
It is a decision that Ecclestone agrees with, especially as Mercedes are on course for the 1-2 in the championship.
“This time of the year, I’d let them race, for sure,” he said.
“If, later in the season, it was a case of one of them needing to be sensible, and be …
