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# Luca Di Montezemolo and Bernie Ecclestone continue to share F1 spotlight
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## While Ron Dennis was saying his goodbyes in Woking, Formula One's biggest
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players were out in Italy discussing the sport's future.
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![Luca Di Montezemolo and Bernie Ecclestone continue to share F1 spotlight:
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Bernard's pass: Bernie Ecclestone soaks up the scenery at Ferrari's annual
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Alpine media fest][1]
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Bernard's pass: Bernie Ecclestone soaks up the scenery at Ferrari's annual
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Alpine media fest Photo: REUTERS
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By Tom Cary in Madonna di Campiglio 7:52PM GMT 16 Jan 2009
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Bernie Ecclestone had caused a minor sensation on Thursday when he
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unexpectedly turned up at Ferrari's annual pre-season media fest in the
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Italian Dolomites.
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But even he was upstaged when Ferrari and FOTA president Luca di Montezemolo -
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as close as it gets to royalty out here - decided that he, too, would jet in
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for the first time in Wrooom's 19-year history.
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Of course, the whole affair was just one big PR stunt after Ecclestone and Di
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Montezemolo's recent spat over the running of the sport.
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But while they were happy to have their picture taken together and share a
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pleasant lunch up the moutain, Di Montezemolo reiterated his position that
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changes were necessary at the top.
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"We think it has to be a normal sport that is not connected to single people,"
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he said in a thinly-veiled repetition of the "dictator" jibe with which he hit
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Ecclestone last month. "He [Ecclestone] has done a lot for F1. I hope we share
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the same vision of our sport's future, for everyone's sake. Today we found a
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good balance: you can't be detached from reality."
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Di Montezemolo also paid tribute to departing McLaren F1 boss Dennis. "Despite
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the many clashes we had, Ron Dennis will always be a great person," he said.
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"He and his team have done some extraordinary work over the decades."
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Meanwhile, **Honda Racing **CEO Nick Fry has dismissed suggestions regarding a
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conflict of interest in him trying to find a buyer for the team, denying
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reports that his talks to sell the outfit were subject to a government
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investigation.
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Fry said: "At all times during the process of securing the future of the team,
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senior managers from Honda Motor Company have been present at our HQ in
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Brackley to assist in making decisions and we have taken legal advice at all
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times, to ensure no conflict of interest.
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"It is evident that attempts are being made by external parties to frustrate
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this process."
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