The racer urged broadcasters to avoid the 91-year-old and said that anyone who supports “killing” people should not get a platform.
Ecclestone interviewed ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Thursday, and Mr. Ecclestone described the Russian president as a “first-class person” and apparently downplayed his invasion of Ukraine.
“What he is doing is something he believed was the right thing to do for Russia,” he said.
I’ll still take a bullet for him. I would rather not hurt it, but if it is I will still take a bullet, because he is a first class person
“Unfortunately he is like many business people, definitely like me, we make mistakes from time to time.
“I will still take a bullet for him. I would rather not hurt it, but if it is, I still take a bullet, because he is a first-class person. “
Mr Ecclestone added that the war could have been averted if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had “made a big enough effort” to deal with him. Putin to speak.
Hamilton, a seven-time Formula One world champion, argued that Mr Ecclestone was an “older voice” who no longer represented the sport.
“We no longer need to hear from anyone who believes in the war, and the displacement of people and the killing of people, and to support that person (Putin) is beyond me,” he said.
“I can not believe I heard it. It’s going to set us back decades, and we have not yet seen the real burden of the pain.
If you have nothing positive to contribute, do not give them space
“Why? We do not have to support it, but look to the future.
“If you have nothing positive to contribute, do not give them space.”
F1 has also moved to distance itself from the remarks of its former boss, who ruled the sport for four decades until he left in 2017.
A spokesman said: “The remarks made by Bernie Ecclestone are his personal views and are in stark contrast to the position of the modern values of our sport.”