FORMULA ONE FIGURES IN RICH LIST.
Several well-known grand prix personalities feature in this years Rich List, as published by Britains Sunday Times yesterday.
Bernie Ecclestone leads the way in sixth spot, the F1 guru and wife Slavica boasting a combined wealth in the region of ?2billion. Ecclestone, who faces having to share power in his Formula One Administration company with a German media company, is believed to have boosted his own personal contribution to the amount following the sell-off of a stake in FOA last month.
Several well-known grand prix personalities feature in this years Rich List, as published by Britains Sunday Times yesterday.
Bernie Ecclestone leads the way in sixth spot, the F1 guru and wife Slavica boasting a combined wealth in the region of ?2billion. Ecclestone, who faces having to share power in his Formula One Administration company with a German media company, is believed to have boosted his own personal contribution to the amount following the sell-off of a stake in FOA last month.
Behind the diminutive ringmaster, Ron Dennis heads a list of leading team bosses, again having boosted his wealth with a partial sell-off of his greatest asset. The forty per cent stake in the McLaren Group bought by DaimlerChrysler is thought to have played a big part in Dennis leap from a modest ?60million to his current standing at ?150million.
Behind the 198th-ranked McLaren team chief come Tom Walkinshaw (?140million), Sir Frank Williams (?97million), Jackie Stewart (?70million) and Eddie Jordan (?65million).
