Bernie Ecclestone, ex-CEO de la F1, retenido en un aeropuerto de Portugal por llevar una escopeta
El empresario británico ya tuvo problemas en un aeródromo brasileño en 2022, cuando tuvo que pagar una multa por portar una pistola. Leer
Bernie Ecclestone, the former CEO of Formula 1 (F1), was detained at an airport in Portugal on Monday due to carrying a firearm in his private aircraft. The 95-year-old businessman was taken from Tires Airport near Lisbon by agents of Portugal's Public Security Police Airport Division who found a shotgun in his possession, for which he did not have permission.
Ecclestone explained to the Daily Mail that he had brought the weapon from Switzerland for hunting pigeons and claimed he was asked if he had a blue book—a document apparently required for entry—which he did not possess.
When questioned by reporters, Ecclestone stated that he was released hours later despite what seemed like a constant nuisance. He revealed that he had been previously detained in Brazil in May 2022 for carrying a .32 caliber pistol at Viracopos Airport, where he was fined but allowed to leave without further complications. Ecclestone served as F1's chief from 1987 to 2017 and currently splits his time between Switzerland and Portugal.
This is not the first time he has encountered trouble at airports due to weapons; however, his previous incident did not result in severe consequences. Ecclestone played a crucial role in growing the F1 business through strategic television rights exploitation, leading the sport for four decades until its sale to Liberty Media in 2017.
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