Bernie Ecclestone slams F1 in his Gerald Ratner moment

Meanwhile, McLaren’s woeful season took another disastrous, record-breaking turn on Saturday night, when their drivers were hit with a combined 50-place grid penalty for yet more mechanical failures. Both Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button endured another dreadful qualifying, ending up 15th and 17th fastest, but they will have to take a host of time penalties at the start of Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.