F1 fans mock Bernie Ecclestone after former boss arrested for illegally carrying a gun
By Team Newsable | First Published May 26, 2022, 7:27 PM ISTFormer F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was arrested for attempting to board a flight with a gun in Brazil on Wednesday, police have confirmed.
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was arrested for attempting to board a flight illegally carrying a gun in Brazil on Wednesday, police have confirmed. The 91-year-old intended to fly to Switzerland on a private jet.
According to a statement, the Brazil police found an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 gun in Ecclestone's luggage during an X-ray screening. The British business magnate was arrested and taken to a facility at Viracopos airport in Campinas.
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Though Ecclestone acknowledged owning the gun, he added, being unaware it was in his luggage. The ex-F1 boss paid bail and was free to travel to Switzerland.
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According to reports, Ecclestone, married to Brazilian-born Fabiana, attended several events in the South American country this month, including a local Stock Car race in the countryside near Sao Paulo and a meeting with triple world champion Nelson Piquet in Brasilia. Mrs Ecclestone is an FIA vice-president and a World Motor Sport Council member.
Ecclestone's arrest for illegally carrying a gun has sparked massive outrage on Twitter, with several users posting memes to mock the former F1 boss. Here's a look at some of the reactions:
Bernie Ecclestone doing Bernie Ecclestone things I see
— Jim 🇺🇦 (@Jimothey1)bernie ecclestone in handcuffs pic.twitter.com/bt2KQxr0JH
— 🏌🏼♂️ (@10harg)Bernie Ecclestone Arrested
YES YES 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 pic.twitter.com/iH4Kpe1E00
the world has progressed past the need of bernie ecclestone https://t.co/iOvIeFA4bg
— jo (@hiddlesolo)God listened to my prayers when I said I needed BERNIE ECCLESTONE in JAIL ! Hope he had an awful time 💀😭
— paulyne🐉🇹🇿 (@paulyne777)listen im not making any statement about Bernie Ecclestone's guilt/innocence but I will say this IS the most Bernie Ecclestone ass gun I have ever fucking seen pic.twitter.com/nH8fcAuRlS
— Pyronoid! (@PyronoidD)Bernie Ecclestone is a criminal. https://t.co/LmpmrI41u0
— sean (@SJbrigante)Bernie Ecclestone in handcuffs?! pic.twitter.com/4g6pyDpoHc
— Jordan (@ambiverted_j)Hear me out:
Bernie Ecclestone, but as a Bond girl 👀 pic.twitter.com/ZM5aegJlJC
Bernie Ecclestone getting arrested is a big yikes yet hilarious how he bailed himself out
From a controversy to a nontroversy
BREAKING NEWS. 👇An American mentality for sure.https://t.co/7sZcanjadA
— Heather (@leckston)i sent this to my dad (who was an f1 fan when bernie ecclestone was still a major part of f1) and his response 💀💀💀 https://t.co/MSh3nfCmsx pic.twitter.com/sdCLstEW2n
— tricia (@switchthepos4u)Hands up who just got a sport notification on their phone and thought Bernie Ecclestone had died...
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LOOOOOL Eyy yooooo who was Bernie Ecclestone tryna smoke 😂😂😂😂😂 why the fuck that 91 year old got a gun? Tryna make sure Hamilton never makes it to the Monaco weekend
— Söze J (@judecco)Bernie Ecclestone thought his privilege extended to South America. If they can put World Cup winners in jail no one is exempt. What was he thinking.
— Emmanuel Jones 🇸🇱 (@Ejay_Diamond)As if Bernie Ecclestone has been arrested in Italy for carrying a gun! He's 91 years old and he's carrying a piece?! Oldest gangster i've ever heard of
— Liam Cook (@TheRealLiamCook)Live scenes of the police trying to arrest Bernie Ecclestone: pic.twitter.com/IhTV48kZdU
— Jordan Moreland (@jordanmoreland_)bernie ecclestone what pic.twitter.com/H6x5XVJBMw
— emi 🏒 (@maraneIlo)
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