Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, 89, to become a dad for fourth time with wife, 44
FORMULA 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is set to become a dad for the fourth time.
The 89-year-old's told Swiss newspaper Blick his wife Fabiana Flosi, 44, is pregnant, as the pair self-isolate at their home in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
He said: "Yes, it is due in the summer. Hopefully he’ll learn to play backgammon soon!"
Fabiana told the newspaper: “Like all parents we have only one wish: the child must be born healthy.
“Hopefully he will never express any interest in doing something in Formula 1!”
Mr Ecclestone added: “After my Formula 1 time, we’ve had plenty of time to practice!”
The couple also said they will be remaining in isolation in Brazil during the coronavirus crisis.
The baby boy is due in July and will be the billionaire businessman's first son.
Mr Ecclestone, a grandfather-of-five, will be just weeks short of his 90th birthday at the time of the new arrival.
He currently has three children - Deborah, 65, Tamara, 35, and Petra, 31.
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The eccentric business mogul has amassed an estimated fortune of £2.5billion from his involvement in Formula 1.
Over the course he has had three marriages - to Ivy Bamford, model Slavica Radic and his current wife Fabiana.
He married marketing director Ms Flosi in 2012 - three years after he divorced Croatian model Ms Radic.
The couple met through the World Motor Sport Council in around 2009.
Mr Eccelstone was born the son of a fisherman in Suffolk in 1930 and after WWII got his first job at a gasworks testing gas purity.
His first involvement in motorsport was trading spare parts for motorcycles before he branched into car racing in 1949, driving Formula 3 series cars.
Following an accident he withdrew from racing cars himself.
After making successful investments in property he returned to motorsport in a management role making his first entry into Formula 1.