Bernie Ecclestone says black people are often 'more racist' than white people

• Former F1 chief says the sport is too busy' to deal with racism
• F1 says Ecclestone's comments have no place in sport or society

Bernie Ecclestone has claimed black people are more racist" than white people and said Formula One has been too busy" to deal with racism in an astonishing television interview.

The former chief executive of Formula One and a name synonymous with the sport said in an exchange with CNN that racism makes me so upset". He also said he did not think Lewis Hamilton's experiences of racism had affected the driver. Hamilton, the six-times world champion, recently said he had felt the stigma of racism" throughout his F1 career.