Two years after Bernie Ecclestone apologised for saying he would “take a bullet” for his friend Vladimir Putin, Ecclestone has pledged his allegiance to another world leader: Donald Trump.
Bernie Ecclestone heaps highest praise possible upon Donald Trump Ex-F1 boss has pledged his allegiance to president despite run-in 15 years ago.
When asked whether he still stood by his friend Mr Putin, the 91 year-old said: “I would still take a bullet for him.
Eccleston added that he is so impressed by Trump that he said “would have loved to have had him as a partner” in his used-car business when he was starting out in Bexleyheath in the 1960s.
He also said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was “not intentional” and implied the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, could have done more to avoid the war.
