Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone has insisted that he has no plans to walkaway from Formula 1.

Following the news that Sky Sports will be showing all Formula 1 races from next season, the pressure increased on Ecclestone, with some calling for him to resign from his post.

The 80-year-old has reacted defiantly to this though, saying that he won’t be going anywhere.

He said: “I will be doing what I do best for a while yet – making good deals to keep a lot of people happy and well off in F1.”

“Some might not want me to continue but I enjoy what I do. That is what I’ll be judged on.”

“Are you restricting me? If I can keep delivering, that’s all I need to do.”

Ecclestone also had plenty to say on the possibility of Flavio Briatore being involved in the German tax probe, another topic that leads to criticism heading Ecclestone’s way.

“In no shape or form is Briatore involved in this. He did make a payment for me but only because I asked him after this man Gribkowsky threatened to make trouble for me and said he did not want the money paid direct from the UK.”

“Briatore did me a favour and, far from being dragged into this, I told the German prosecutor about it. That is how his name has appeared.”

“I don’t worry about this a bit. The end? Of course not.”

While you are here, here is Ecclestone’s reaction to the Sky F1 deal, in video form don’t you know..!

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