Night has fallen in Gstaad, as the beau monde defy unusually mild, slushy snow conditions with some opulent après-ski. It has long been the place for people-watching, this achingly chic Swiss Alpine village where you find a 15th-century chapel nestled alongside a Valentino boutique.

Two years after Bernie Ecclestone apologised for saying he would “take a bullet” for his friend Vladimir Putin, Ecclestone has pledged his allegiance to another world leader: Donald Trump. The ex- Formula 1 supremo has heaped the highest praise upon the US president, calling him “the best thing that could happen to the world”.

After 12 seasons with Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton has embarked on a new challenge, joining rivals Ferrari in his pursuit for a record-breaking eighth Drivers’ World Championship

Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has cast doubt on Lewis Hamilton’s ability to thrive at Ferrari, predicting that the celebrated British driver will not 'last' long with the Italian team.

Bernie Ecclestone hopes that his five-year-old son does not see him as an 'old man'. The ex-Formula One Group chief executive, now 94 years old, celebrated the birth of his fourth child, Ace, in 2020. Aged 89 at the time, he is by some accounts the sixth-oldest man to father a child in human history.