Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone will be 91 years old on Wednesday at his place of residence in Gstaad BE. And still works almost every day. He still has thousands of connections and recently told Blick: “The Andretti deal with the purchase of the Alfa-Sauber team in Hinwil will not come off!”
And so it is, for the Americans under the leadership of ex-GP driver Michael Andretti (58), the takeover costs and a bank guarantee of some 100 million dollars were too high. The son of ex-world champion Mario Andretti (81) had probably gambled away and did not expect that the current owners would put employees in the Zurich Oberland first.