Britain Formula One - F1 - British Grand Prix 2016 - Silverstone, England - 9/7/16 President and CEO of Formula One Management Bernie Ecclestone after qualifying Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic
LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone has been asked to stay on for three years after an imminent takeover of the sport is completed by U.S. cable TV mogul John Malone's Liberty Media.
"They want me to be here for three years," the 85-year-old, who over the decades has built the sport into a business with annual turnover of around $1.9 billion (1.42 billion pounds), told Reuters on Wednesday.
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