But the lesser-known Tata company's contract with Formula One Group could help change that.
Whatever the conclusion of this saga, CVC (the private equity group that controls Formula One Group), NewsCorp, Carlos Slim Helu, and Ferrari declined to comment, reported Reuters.
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According to people close to the sport, if the German authorities charge Mr Ecclestone with a non-trivial offence in relation to the payment to Mr Gribkowsky, (which he has admitted making, though he says he was being blackmailed), he will be permanently removed as chief executive of Formula One Group.
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Ecclestone, head of the Formula One Management group responsible for running the elite division of motorsport, said that Bahrain's political problems were a separate issue.
The Renault Formula One team boss heads a group talking over an offer to take control of the Championship club.
The incoming new owners at QPR - a group fronted by Formula One magnates Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone - were keen to appoint an Italian.
Other bidders include another British soccer team Leyton Orient, a group proposing to host Formula One races, and a college that offers degrees in the soccer industry business.
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At one week of age, 10% of the formula group was still using formula in some way as part of their feeding strategy compared to 47% of the group originally assigned to breast-feed but who added formula.
Bruno Senna, the nephew of former triple Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna, is sponsored by Embratel, part of Slim's Telmex group.
Mr Fernandes then bought Caterham Cars, created Caterham Group with four motoring and technology subsidiaries, and renamed the team Caterham F1 Formula One.
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