Carey: F1 can’t be run like a ‘dictatorship’

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Change is on the horizon for Formula 1 as new executive chairman Chase Carey has vowed to put an end to Bernie Ecclestone’s one-man management style.

In his 40 years in charge, Ecclestone ran F1 in a very authoritarian manner, said Carey. But that style of leadership is not of interest to Carey and Liberty Media, who bought the sport from CVC Capital Partners for £6.4 billion earlier this month.

Carey, who was in the paddock for the first time at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend, has vowed to take a more understanding and open approach when it comes to leadership.

“You cannot make everybody happy all the time, but you’ve got to understand what everybody wants and then find a path,” Carey told Formula One’s official website.

“Sure, that is not a task for a committee, as committees tend to become …

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