Photo Gallery Formula One's Uncertain Future
The Formula One empire of Bernie Ecclestone is under fire on several fronts. Here, Ecclestone is seen with his daughters Petra (left) and Tamara before the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix in May 2011.
Ecclestone has spent more than half of his life in this racing circus, turning it into a big business in the process.
Ferrari CEO Luca di Montezemolore refuses to accept the fact that Ecclestone makes so much money with the series. "It can't be that the main players have lost control over Formula One," Montezemolo said.
Rupert Murdoch, seen here with his wife Wendy, is interested in buying Formula One.
The Mercedes-Benz, McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari teams are once again discussing whether to develop their own racing series. Here, Germany's Sebastian Vettel, who drives for the Red Bull team, during the Monaco Grand Prix.
The teams are also dissatisfied with Ecclestone because, in their view, he still charges far too little for the television rights and has not developed any new revenue sources, like the Internet.
