F1 condemns Ecclestone's comments on racism, says his remarks have 'no place in society'

Formula One has distanced mselves from former Chief Bernie Ecclestone's racist remarks me during an interview with an American news channel on Friday morning. sport's authorities stated y completely disagree with comments and ded that his remarks "have no place in Formula 1 or society".

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F1 steers away from Ecclestone

“At a time when unity is needed to tackle racism and inequality, we completely disagree with Bernie Ecclestone’s comments that have no place in Formula 1 or society. Mr Ecclestone has played no role in Formula 1 since he left our organisation in 2017, his title Chairman Emeritus, being honorific, expired in January 2020," statement by F1 re. 

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Ecclestone raised a fresh controversy on Friday after he said that "black people are more racist than what white people are" in multiple cases and that taking down statues across United States of America and England was "completely stupid".

In interview, Ecclestone praised Lewis Hamilton for his talent and work that he has been doing for black rights movement. However, when asked about impact of Englishman's Hamilton Commission to increase diversity in sport, 89-year-old said that it will not do any good or b, but inste will make people think since people will realise differences between each or. Specifying on why it will not make an impact, he said, "In lots of cases, black people are more racist than what white people are." 

When asked to justify his comments, without mentioning any incident or providing any significant details, Eccelstone said "things over years I have noticed and re is no need for it".

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clarification by Formula One comes days after sport announced an initiative, “We Race As One”, to increase diversity in sport and eliminate racism. " Task Force will be specifically focused at identifying employment and education opportunities for under-represented groups across Formula 1, including STEM careers, and required actions to dress se findings," F1 said.

sport will be funding $1 million initially to back initiative and CEO Chase Carey said, "We want to ensure we give people from all backgrounds best chances to work in Formula 1 regardless of ir gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or physical abilities."

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