Force Blue by Bernie Ecclestone (Photo: Instagram @ classic.yachts).
Bernie Ecclestone not having her best time. The 91-year-old British tycoon was arrested a few days ago in Brazil after a weapon without documentation at Viracopos International Airport in Sao Paulo while trying to board a private flight to Switzerland.
After paying a $ 1,250 bail, the businessman was provisionally released from justice. The Seecamp 0.32 LW pistol was unloaded and, according to the former Formula 1 manager, bought it from a mechanic about five years ago. In 2011, Forbes magazine listed it as the fourth richest person in the UKwith an estimated fortune of $ 4.2 billion.
Many people think of it as one of the most influential leaders in the history of Formula 1. He lives in Sao Paulo and often travels to the neighboring country because he is married to Brazilian Fabiana Ecclestone – 48 years younger than him – who holds the position of vice president of the FIA and is a member of the World Motor Sport Council.
It costs $ 25 million and is among the 100 largest in the world. (@ classic.yacht).
His story is taken from a film. Bernie Ecclestone started out as a driver. An accident took him off the wheel and put him in business. In 1972 he bought his first F1 team, Brabham, and a legacy began. He took charge of organizing the companies that made cars and then ventured into the televised broadcast of the races. He made Formula 1 a worldwide phenomenon and was full of money. Money you knew how to spend.
Stays, vacation trips to exotic destinations, shareholdings in companies, villas all over the world. The British know how to invest and how to have fun. Just a year ago, a possession was discovered that caught the attention of the whole world: a majestic yacht worth 25 million dollars.
The luxurious living room of the Force Blue. @ classic.yacht).
A 25 million dollar yacht
The story of how he got it is as compelling as its value. When Bernie Ecclestone heard the news, he didn’t hesitate a second. A judicial auction put the yacht Flavio Briatorean Italian entrepreneur who was the sporting director of other Formula 1 teams, at a bargain price that, as a good investor, he did not waste.
Even if the actual value was 25,000,000 million dollarsthe boat was purchased by Briatore in 2002 at a cost of 93 million dollars, but since it did not pay taxes from 2006 to 2010 – worth about 4 million dollars – and not even 960 thousand dollars in fuel taxes, the Police he seized and entered judicial auction.
The British, neither slow nor lazy, offered a few 9 million in US currency to hold the ship of the former team leader of Benetton and Renault. She has thus obtained a magnificent yacht which until she was purchased by Ecclestone in February 2021 was available for rent on the Mediterranean coast during the summer and in the Maldives during the winter leg.
One of Force Blue’s luxurious salons. (@ classic.yacht).
His name is Force Blue and has a capacity of 12 guests and six cabins. The imposing yacht measures 63 meters long and it is the 78th largest on the planet. That has? A spa, gym, jacuzzi, cinema and ballroom. Everything else? Yes, there is also a games room, an outdoor dining room with around 60 seats, a cocktail bar, and an elevator. A luxury to look at.
If you are looking for fun in the water, you can take flyboard, hoverboard, wave runner, jet-ski or scuba diving lessons with professionals. In addition to 3 jet skis, jet skis, seabob, wakeboard and the famous 5 seater water bananas.
It has a comfortable jacuzzi, spa and massage room. (@ classic.yacht).
His wife: 45 years younger
With whom does Bernie Ecclestone enjoy this magnificent ship? The British tycoon, who is about to turn 92 in October, has been married to the Brazilian lawyer since 2012 Fabiano Ecclestone (46). Women 45 years younger than him and is his third wife. Together they have a one-year-old son named Alexander Charles.
Ecclestone married the Brazilian after divorcing the Croatian model Slavica Radic, his second wife. The F1 president emeritus is the grandfather of five grandchildren and has three other children: 67-year-old Deborah (with first wife Ivy Bamford), 37-year-old Tamara and 33-year-old Petra (with radical second wife Slavica).
Bernie Ecclestone and his wife Fabiana Flosi crossing the paddock of the Marina Bay Street circuit. Photo: EFE.
“I am very happy. When I first had girls, I was obviously much younger. But I was also more concerned about running a business than being with them. Now I have more time and look forward to. spend it with my son as he grows up. I don’t know if we’ll stop here. Maybe I should have a little brother or a little sister, “she said after the birth of her first child.
And he added happily: “Now I have more free time and I hope to be able to spend it with my son as he grows up. I don’t know if we will stop here. Maybe I should have a little brother or a little sister. ”If the family gets older, there is plenty of space to spend time together.
Source: Clarin
