Long Beach watch what you wish for (2nd Update)

UPDATE #2 Long Beach is the second largest gay community after San Francisco in California. This is not going to sit well with City Council we suspect. And besides, Note the comment on Bernie's thoughts on democracy. That's because he runs everything like a dictator. Hitler controversy and anti-Semitism – In a Times interview published on 4 July 2009, Ecclestone said "terrible to say this I suppose, but apart from the fact that Hitler got taken away and persuaded to do things that I have no idea whether he wanted to do or not, he was, in the way that he could command a lot of people, able to get things done." According to Ecclestone: "If you have a look at a democracy it hasn’t done a lot of good for many countries, including this one". He also said that his friend of 40 years Max Mosley, the son of British fascist leader Oswald Mosley, "would do a super job" as British Prime Minister and added "I don’t think his background would be a problem."

03/03/14 A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, I read with interest Brian Carroccio’s article, Long Beach watch what you wish for. The article is pretty much spot on. As glamorous as F1 would be at Long Beach, the economics just do not work unless the local government backs the race. I would be surprised if Long Beach votes to spend any money to support the race, but I guess we shall soon see. Joseph Prieto

Ecclestone talks to Vladimir Putin

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03/03/14 Bernie Ecclestone has said that not only does he "completely agree" with Vladimir Putin’s anti-gay propaganda laws, but that he believes "90 per cent of the world" do too.

In an ill-advised move, the Formula One boss lent his support for Russia’s controversial legislation, which prohibits the publicity of what it calls "homosexual behavior" in the country.

"He [Putin] hasn't said he doesn't agree [with homosexuality] just that he doesn't want these things publicized to an audience under the age of 18," Ecclestone told CNN in an exclusive interview.

"I completely agree with those sentiments and if you took a world census you'd find 90% of the world agree with it as well."

"I've great admiration for him and his courage to say what he says," the 83-year-old added. "[It] may upset a few people but that's how the world is. It's how he sees [the world] and I think he's completely right."