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May 22, 2013: Bernie Ecclestone has defended Pirelli and says drivers have to "start thinking about how to win races" as a result of the challenging tyre situation

May 20, 2013: Bernie Ecclestone says he expects BMW to follow Honda in making a return to Formula One

May 20, 2013: Bernie Ecclestone has insisted he has the full support of the F1 board as the spectre of the German courts hangs over him

May 15, 2013: Bernie Ecclestone is set to face charges in Germany relating to the Gerhard Gribkowsky bribery case, according to a report in Sueddeutsche Zeitung

April 30, 2013: Bernie Ecclestone says he has held talks with the organisers of the Long Beach Grand Prix about Formula One replacing IndyCar when its agreement to race on the Californian street circuit expires next year

April 29, 2013: Bernie Ecclestone has revealed only the top ten in the constructors' championship will received prize money from this year onwards

April 22, 2013: Bernie Ecclestone told the BBC that holding the Bahrain Grand Prix against a backdrop of widespread opposition within the kingdom was "stupid",

April 16, 2013: Amid threats from anti-government protesters that they will target this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone has said he is willing to meet with members of opposition groups in the island kingdom

April 5, 2013: Bernie Ecclestone has no concerns about this month's Bahrain Grand Prix being targeted by anti-government protesters in the island kingdom

March 28, 2013: Bernie Ecclestone has backed Sebastian Vettel's decisions to disobey team orders at the Malaysian Grand Prix

March 26, 2013: Bernie Ecclestone has blamed Red Bull for igniting the feud between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber in Malaysia

March 24, 2013: According to Bernie Ecclestone, Lewis Hamilton wanted to join Red Bull this year but team owner Dietrich Mateschitz gave Mark Webber the option of staying on before entertaining the idea

March 7, 2013: With just over a week before the first practice session at the Australian Grand Prix, Marussia is still without a signed commercial agreement with Formula One's Commercial Rights Holder

March 3, 2013: Bernie Ecclestone has granted Lewis Hamilton's dog a paddock pass so that it can travel with the Mercedes driver to races

February 26, 2013: Bernie Ecclestone says he wants Melbourne to remain the host city of the Australian Grand Prix

February 5, 2013: Bernie Ecclestone says he is "very impressed" with the ongoing work at Sochi ahead of its hosting of the 2014 Russian Grand Prix

February 5, 2013: Emirates Airlines has been announced as a global partner of Formula One on a five-year deal

January 31, 2013: A deal has been agreed for the German Grand Prix to be held at the Nurburgring, Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed

January 30, 2013: A new bid to take over HRT and rebrand it Scorpion Racing is not likely to get the go-ahead to compete in this year's championship, according to Bernie Ecclestone