Ecclestone skips wedding day-three for Belgian GP

Bernie Ecclestone will be trackside on Sunday for the Belgian grand prix.

So far this weekend, the F1 chief executive has been in Rome where he has bankrolled his daughter Petra’s $2 million wedding, which took place on Saturday.

Ecclestone, 80, said the event has actually taken place over three days, but he intends to skip the final lunch instalment in deference to his commitments at Spa-Francorchamps.

"As I said to (new son-in-law) James (Stunt), I shall be there for the practice on Friday and the qualifying on Saturday," he joked to the Express newspaper.