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'Ecclestone's achievements will never been seen again'
Mercedes Executive Director Toto Wolff and Liberty Media's Ross Brawn pay tribute to Bernie Ecclestone, after he was removed from his leadership position in F1.
Ecclestone was removed after as US giant Liberty Media completed its $8bn takeover, and after nearly 40 years in charge.
Toto Wolff describes Ecclestone's work as an 'empire' and the man replacing Ecclestone - Ross Brawn - refers to him as an F1 'icon'.
This clip was first broadcast on 5 live Sport, Tuesday 24 January.
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