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Bernie Ecclestone backs Lewis Hamilton in telling moaning F1 drivers to shut up or go home

Bullish Formula One chief executive says any driver who does not want to race should fly home in wake of safety complaints

Bernie Ecclestone has reiterated Lewis Hamilton's words and told drivers they can go home if they feel the Baku track is too dangerous

BERNIE ECCLESTONE backed Lewis Hamilton in telling moaning F1 drivers to shut up or go home.

Nico Rosberg and Jenson Button have both raised questions about the safety of the new street circuit in Baku, which is staging its first Grand Prix this weekend.

Lewis Hamilton has told moaning F1 drivers to shut up or go home
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Lewis Hamilton is telling moaning Formula One drivers to shut up or go homeCredit: Getty Images
Bernie Ecclestone has reiterated Lewis Hamilton's words and told drivers they can go home if they feel the Baku track is too dangerous
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Bernie Ecclestone has reiterated Lewis Hamilton's words and told drivers they can go home if they feel the Baku track is too dangerous for them to drive onCredit: EPA

There are question marks about a lack of run-off areas, a twisty pit lane, poor light and a dirty track.

But bullish F1 chief executive Ecclestone, 85, said any driver who did not want to race should fly home.

He said: “I think Lewis is right. If they don’t want to drive, they don’t have to. It is up to them.

“This is the circuit and if they don’t like it, they can go home.

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“This is a circuit which I said is a bit of a ballsy circuit. And if you don’t like it . . .

“One of them was ­complaining, I think Nico, about the speed into the pit lane.

“So I said to the people, go and have a look and see if he has a brake on the car because it is up to him how quick he is.”

Baku is staging it's first Grand Prix this weekend. There are question marks about a lack of run-off areas, a twisty pit lane, poor light and a dirty track
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Azerbaijan's capital city, Baku, is staging it's first Grand Prix this weekend. There are question marks about a lack of run-off areas, a twisty pit lane and poor lightCredit: Getty Images
Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg have both expressed concerns over the safety of the Baku track
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Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg have both expressed concerns over Baku's safetyCredit: EPA

Hamilton blasted his fellow drivers on ­Friday night for their ­criticism of the new track in Azerbaijan — but he then crashed in practice yesterday.

The British ace, 31, said: “One thing is for sure, these drivers — they moan so much about so many damn things.

“These guys want it to be smooth, smoother than ever, no vibrations and no bumps — they want to take all the character and life out of these tracks.”

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