Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone is slated to be placed under the executive microscope with the expected – and impending – announcement of Paul Walsh as the chairman of the Formula One group of companies. Walsh will be replacing Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, who is battling medical issues and who was widely viewed as allowing Ecclestone have free reign with the F1 organization. Walsh, a former CEO at worldwide spirits giant Diageo, is not expected to be as lenient with Ecclestone.
The first race of the 2015 Formula One racing season takes place in Melbourne, Australia on March 15, 2015.