There's no beginning to Bernie's generosity
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From the Independent:
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has spent around £1million to ensure victims of the tsunami that devastated north-eastern Japan earlier this year get to see Sunday's grand prix.
Ecclestone has bought 3,000 tickets at an average price of 35,000 yen (£295) for a three-day pass for the Suzuka circuit.
It is a mark of his generosity after more than 15,000 people were killed in the wake of the tsunami that followed an 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the Fukushima prefecture.
Ecclestone, who turns 81 at the end of this month, has also allowed a glove puppet to be commissioned of himself, with all proceeds, at a cost of £29, going towards tsunami charities.
The puppet, which is around 12 inches in height, carries a shock of his trademark wispy white hair, with Ecclestone winking behind a pair of stitched-on glasses.
Further funds are to be raised via the auctioning of paintings of each of the five currently active reigning and former world champions - Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher - and their cars in which they won the title.
Button and Hamilton have also joined in the fund-raising as they are to auction off their helmet and boots that have been specially designed for this weekend's race, with the Japanese flag serving as inspiration.
Children Without Borders will benefit from Hamilton's sales, whilst money from Button's lots will go to Save Japan.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/be...
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has spent around £1million to ensure victims of the tsunami that devastated north-eastern Japan earlier this year get to see Sunday's grand prix.
Ecclestone has bought 3,000 tickets at an average price of 35,000 yen (£295) for a three-day pass for the Suzuka circuit.
It is a mark of his generosity after more than 15,000 people were killed in the wake of the tsunami that followed an 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the Fukushima prefecture.
Ecclestone, who turns 81 at the end of this month, has also allowed a glove puppet to be commissioned of himself, with all proceeds, at a cost of £29, going towards tsunami charities.
The puppet, which is around 12 inches in height, carries a shock of his trademark wispy white hair, with Ecclestone winking behind a pair of stitched-on glasses.
Further funds are to be raised via the auctioning of paintings of each of the five currently active reigning and former world champions - Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher - and their cars in which they won the title.
Button and Hamilton have also joined in the fund-raising as they are to auction off their helmet and boots that have been specially designed for this weekend's race, with the Japanese flag serving as inspiration.
Children Without Borders will benefit from Hamilton's sales, whilst money from Button's lots will go to Save Japan.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/be...
nsa said:
From the Independent:
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has spent around £1million to ensure victims of the tsunami that devastated north-eastern Japan earlier this year get to see Sunday's grand prix.
Ecclestone has bought 3,000 tickets at an average price of 35,000 yen (£295) for a three-day pass for the Suzuka circuit.
It is a mark of his generosity after more than 15,000 people were killed in the wake of the tsunami that followed an 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the Fukushima prefecture.
He has only given them the tickets so the stands will be full on race day! There is always a reason for him doing something and generosity is not one of them.Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has spent around £1million to ensure victims of the tsunami that devastated north-eastern Japan earlier this year get to see Sunday's grand prix.
Ecclestone has bought 3,000 tickets at an average price of 35,000 yen (£295) for a three-day pass for the Suzuka circuit.
It is a mark of his generosity after more than 15,000 people were killed in the wake of the tsunami that followed an 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the Fukushima prefecture.
And the tickets are just a rebate on the £10m+ Suzuka pays to host a race anyway. It just happens to come direct from Bernie rather than CVC. Hence the title.
I wonder if the people of Bahrain are next in line to feel the warm glow of Bernie's generosity? Maybe free seats for them as well, or he can handout the unsold glove puppets.
I wonder if the people of Bahrain are next in line to feel the warm glow of Bernie's generosity? Maybe free seats for them as well, or he can handout the unsold glove puppets.
Whilst people see him as a money grabber - he is very wealthy - many of the stories got lost in the noise.
There are many examples where he has supported teams directly from his own pocket (esp Williams, IIRC) with interest free, unsecured loans - and supported individuals in the pit lane - mechanics, wider staff etc either directly (money) or through his indirect support.
I know of at least one occasion where he lent/sent his plane for a team member to get back to the UK urgently - he never sent a bill.
Bernie just doesn't talk about it.
zaphod42 said:
There are many examples where he has supported teams directly from his own pocket (esp Williams, IIRC) with interest free, unsecured loans - and supported individuals in the pit lane - mechanics, wider staff etc either directly (money) or through his indirect support.
I know of at least one occasion where he lent/sent his plane for a team member to get back to the UK urgently - he never sent a bill.
Bernie just doesn't talk about it.
I understand there are reasons why Eddie Jordan is very complimentary about Bernie I know of at least one occasion where he lent/sent his plane for a team member to get back to the UK urgently - he never sent a bill.
Bernie just doesn't talk about it.
He does help on a more personal basis too, it seems.
zaphod42 said:
Whilst people see him as a money grabber - he is very wealthy - many of the stories got lost in the noise.
There are many examples where he has supported teams directly from his own pocket (esp Williams, IIRC) with interest free, unsecured loans - and supported individuals in the pit lane - mechanics, wider staff etc either directly (money) or through his indirect support.
I know of at least one occasion where he lent/sent his plane for a team member to get back to the UK urgently - he never sent a bill.
Bernie just doesn't talk about it.
There are many examples where he has supported teams directly from his own pocket (esp Williams, IIRC) with interest free, unsecured loans - and supported individuals in the pit lane - mechanics, wider staff etc either directly (money) or through his indirect support.
I know of at least one occasion where he lent/sent his plane for a team member to get back to the UK urgently - he never sent a bill.
Bernie just doesn't talk about it.
Helping fly medical bods to the hospital and later FW himself home after his car crash, being just one example . . . . . one of the things I took from his biography (the Watkins version) was that as ruthless a businessman as he is, he's also quite generous with his friends.I got the impression that he didn't big up the generosity because he wanted to look like a complete b
d for when he does business. And frankly, if he walked along the grid telling Brundle how much money he'd spent on orphans, we'd all still say "you could spend twice that much you miserable ". It's a nice gesture, and some people who've had a really tough time the last few months are going to have an awesome weekend. Let's leave it at that. 
d for when he does business. And frankly, if he walked along the grid telling Brundle how much money he'd spent on orphans, we'd all still say "you could spend twice that much you miserable ". It's a nice gesture, and some people who've had a really tough time the last few months are going to have an awesome weekend. Let's leave it at that. 
nsa said:
From the Independent:
Ecclestone, who turns 81 at the end of this month, has also allowed a glove puppet to be commissioned of himself, with all proceeds, at a cost of £29, going towards tsunami charities.
The puppet, which is around 12 inches in height, carries a shock of his trademark wispy white hair, with Ecclestone winking behind a pair of stitched-on glasses.
Ecclestone, who turns 81 at the end of this month, has also allowed a glove puppet to be commissioned of himself, with all proceeds, at a cost of £29, going towards tsunami charities.
The puppet, which is around 12 inches in height, carries a shock of his trademark wispy white hair, with Ecclestone winking behind a pair of stitched-on glasses.
I dearly hope there isn't a spelling mistake there...
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