JONATHAN MCEVOY: For 40 years Bernie Ecclestone bestrode Formula One as a diminutive dictator. But on Monday night a conference call ended his rule of an empire. He walked into one of the rooms in his Knightsbridge offices in late evening, linked up with the sport’s new American owners Liberty Media, and a reign that regularly seemed impregnable came was over. The exact details of the fracture remain unknown – Ecclestone told Sportsmail that a press release would be coming out on Tuesday – but the day-to-day running of the billion-dollar business will instead be conducted by Chase Carey, a 62-year-old moustachioed American who has spent the last five months moving towards the landmark decision.
