The comments were printed in a newspaper article where the Formula One chief criticized the current political system. Mr Ecclestone, an honorary Smurf, later apologised saying "No, that's not what I meant at all. I thought everyone would realise that I was talking about the way he rebuilt the German economy in the 1930's. I was amazed to find out that they thought I meant systematically persecuting and murdering millions of people! It's not like it's what he was most famous for.

 

"Ok, in retrospect maybe it is.

 

"Anyway, one of my Jewish friends said to me 'Bernie, you're more Jewish than all of my friends' although he might have been calling me tight. Whatever he meant I fucking love Jews, Ok?"

 

Mr Ecclestone has also suggested that Nazi-prostitue-shagging-son-of-Hitler's-biggest-British-wartime-supporter-Oswald-Mosley Max Mosley would make a good Prime Minister, lending support to the popular theory that his brain has been replaced by a nest of cuckoos after eggs were laid in his ear in April. Stinky Ponky's Racing correspondent Stig Schumacher said "Jesus, Mary and Joseph on a tandem with a sidecar, no! I think we'd rather have four more years of Gordon Brown than that! And If Mr Brown stays on I will personally take it upon myself to start digging until I hit water and the country sinks."

 

In response to Mr Ecclestone's comments BNP fuhrer Nick Griffin has emailed all of his party members using short words in large font to advise them to "keep it a bit quiet" about being in the BNP as some people might not like them for it. He added "And for the love of forcing foreigners out of our country with a bulldozer don't tell them you watch F1 whatever you do, Ecclestone's really put his dick in the pudding this time and no mistake."