{"id":23195,"date":"2009-10-20T16:56:11","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T16:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/9119-ecclestone-ayrton-sennas-death-was-good-thing-for-f1"},"modified":"2009-10-20T16:56:11","modified_gmt":"2009-10-20T16:56:11","slug":"9119-ecclestone-ayrton-sennas-death-was-good-thing-for-f1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/9119-ecclestone-ayrton-sennas-death-was-good-thing-for-f1","title":{"rendered":"Ecclestone: \u00ab Ayrton Senna&#8217;s death was a good thing for F1 \u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The big financier and owner of commercial rights Bernie Ecclestone sparked another controversy by stating during this weekend at the Brazilian Grand Prix that Ayrton Senna&#8217;s fatal accident in 1994 turned out to be a good thing for Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab He was unhappy. But the publicity generated was so&#8230; it was good for Formula 1 \u00bb said Ecclestone in an interview published by the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n<p>In a new attempt to explain his beliefs, the Briton added: \u00ab It is a shame that we lost Ayrton, but it happened. The event itself led people to become much more interested in Formula 1 when they did not know this sport. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Bernie Ecclestone also added that the recent developments in Formula 1 have successfully dealt with last year&#8217;s financial crisis: \u00ab People talk about the crisis, but there is money. I just talked to a guy who wants to buy one of these teams \u00bb said Ecclestone, adding \u00ab I would be very happy if there were 13 teams next season. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the Englishman was categorical and ruled out any possibility of allowing a team to run three cars in the Formula 1 championship. 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