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Former Formula 1 legend Bernie Ecclestone has spoken openly about his family life and the unique experience of being a father to a 70-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son. At 95, Ecclestone continues to surprise with his energy and calm approach to life and parenting.
Ecclestone is a father of four: his eldest daughter, Deborah, 70, is from his first marriage to Ivy Bamford; while Tamara (41) and Petra (36) are from his second marriage to Slavica Radić. His youngest son, Ace, is the fruit of love with his current wife, Fabiana, 49.
After selling Formula 1 to Liberty Media for around £3.44 billion, Ecclestone has more time to devote to his family. In an interview with German media Bild, he proudly said: "Ace is a wonderful boy. He is smart, curious and interested in everything."
Fabiana, his wife, added that the parenting collaboration works very well: "We work as a team. When I lose my temper, Bernie talks to Ace calmly and explains that he can't watch TV for half an hour until he finishes his homework."
Ecclestone admitted that the feeling of having children with a 65-year age gap between them is special: "It's strange and wonderful at the same time. When you look at the eldest daughter and the youngest son, you realise how much has happened in between."
In the same interview, he also revealed an interesting detail about his friendships, saying that he has only had four true friends and three of them have passed away. They are Austrian driver Jochen Rindt, former FIA president Max Mosley and three-time world champion Niki Lauda.
His only living friend, according to him, is former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore. Ecclestone also shared an interesting episode from their friendship: "When his yacht was seized by the Italian authorities due to a tax issue in 2010, I bought it at auction and then sold it back to Flavio, for the auction price plus one dollar."
At the age of 95, Bernie Ecclestone continues to remain an iconic figure not only in the world of racing, but also in public life, showing that energy, humor and love for family have no age.
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