Jeremy Clarkson has laugh at former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s expense
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Ecclestone was sentenced to 17 months in prison suspended for two years after pleading guilty to fraud last week at Southwark Crown Court. The 92-year-old failed to declare more than £400m held in a trust in Singapore but avoided jail after agreeing in a civil settlement to repay almost £653m to HM Revenue and Customs. And former Top Gear star Clarkson couldn’t help but joke about the situation in his column for The Sun Newspaper.“Having a bad day? Well it could be worse,” Clarkson wrote. “Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has just been fined £330million for tax irregularities.“That is almost certainly the biggest financial penalty ever imposed on an individual, and as a result, the poor old man is now down to his last £2billion.”In June, Clarkson honoured a bet to buy the entire Alpine F1 team a beer after Esteban Ocon finished on the podium at the Monaco Grand Prix.The TV presenter has made several appearances in the F1 paddock this year, including at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, where he was a guest of Alpine.Related Why it is “doubly important” Mercedes get 2024 F1 car right Disney reveals date for Keanu Reeves-presented Brawn GP F1 documentary
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