Bernie Ecclestone "would take a bullet" for Vladamir Putin

Bernie Ecclestone is a controversial figure in the sport of Formula 1 and in his most recent interview he may have made his most outrageous comments to date. When speaking to ESPN the former F1 chief said that he would "take a bullet" for Russia's president Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader has visited a few Grand Prix's and clearly has a good relationship with Ecclestone.

"If someone had a machine gun and was prepared to shoot Putin, I would stand in front of him," Ecclestone said to ESPN. "He's a good guy. He's never done anything that isn't doing good things for people."

Bernie Ecclestone played a big role in getting Russia onto the Formula 1 calendar and he seems to have a strong friendship with Putin.

Ecclestone's controversial comments will likely cause an outcry amongst Formula 1 fans. Ecclestone has recently come out with a few plans for what he would do with Formula 1 and it seems likely that he is missing the media attention that he once had.