Ecclestone's Mother-in-Law Reportedly Kidnapped in Brazil

Paul Jeffrey · Jul 26, 2016

BBC News in the UK have made claims that the mother-in-law of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has been reportedly kidnapped in Brazil with a ransom of £28,000,000 UK Sterling demanded for her safe return.

Ecclestone - reportedly worth an estimated £2.4 billion - is supposedly required to have the £28 million ransom divided into four separate bags of cash, as reported by Brazilian publication Veja.

Brazil is no stranger to kidnapping attempts even within the Formula One circle, when at the 2010 Brazilian GP, Jenson Buttons' vehicle was approached by three men carrying machine guns on the Saturday evening of the Grand Prix weekend. However the news of Ms. Schunck's alleged kidnapping and ransom appears to be the highest recorded demand in Brazil's history.

No comment from Ecclestone has been forthcoming at this stage, but be sure to stay tuned for more information as and when it becomes available.

Blimey · Jul 26, 2016

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Lino Carreira · Jul 26, 2016

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Andy_J · Jul 26, 2016

Wish somebody would kidnap mine.

I'd want the kidnappers to pay me before I'd accept her back.

jimortality · Jul 26, 2016

You know I was gonna post the link earlier lol I knew you'd guys would say exactly what I said about keeping.

Grand Tourist · Jul 26, 2016

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Chris · Jul 26, 2016

Wow. Some of these comments have been utterly disgusting. You may not like Ecclestone, but simply because this woman has a connection to him does not mean she in anyway deserves the situation that she is reportedly in.

Grow up gentlemen.

BattleOvce · Jul 26, 2016

Typical Brazil.

the_sigman · Jul 26, 2016

Andy Jackson said:
Wish somebody would kidnap mine. I'd want the kidnappers to pay me before I'd accept her back.

Will Mazeo · Jul 26, 2016

Well if you live in Brazil you kinda get used to this stuff. And whenever you want to change the situation you are called all the words that ends in "ist" and "phobic" so meh

Vantoil Lima Jr · Jul 26, 2016

I wish this woman get free soon and well and the criminal person go to jail and don't receive any money. And all other similar cases.
Things here in Brazil are going from bad to worse...

Vantoil Lima Jr · Jul 26, 2016

Will Mazeo said:
Well if you live in Brazil you kinda get used to this stuff. And whenever you want to change the situation you are called all the words that ends in "ist" and "phobic" so meh

This is really true!!
But I wish (maybe hope is the wright word) all things get resolved well.

El-ahrairah · Jul 26, 2016

SK: "Oh hell yeah time for some fun...."

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Andrew Harper · Jul 26, 2016

I was surprised to read that she lived in a district of Sao Paulo, not exactly known to be the safest place on earth!

With the current world we live in though I'm not too sure where's safe...

Just hope that they manage to get her back home safely.

BattleOvce · Jul 26, 2016

Like in EU, Our politicians just telling us to get used to the terrorist attacks

Will Mazeo · Jul 26, 2016

Vantoil Lima Jr said:
This is really true!!
But I wish (maybe hope is the wright word) all things get resolved well.

it will go well... to the criminals as the human rights groups got a chance to get some exposure and will defend them at any cost.

Lorenzo Bonder · Jul 26, 2016

Even though I had the mother-in-law joke ready at the tip of my fingers, once again we (Brazilians) go down on the news, but in the bad side of news.

First, the President has fallen, second, the Copa America debacle, third, the olympics, now this.

What else now? Isis?

Vantoil Lima Jr · Jul 26, 2016

Sunny Sky Speed said:
Of course I don't want that woman to get hurt, but getting involved with dirty people will get you nicked sooner or later....and now don't come shouting Bernie is a nice man.
By the way, if he can pay his way out of everything, this shouldn't be an exception.

But what is her fault!?? She is involved with Bernie 'cause her daughter (that was 38 by the time) got married to him.
The way Bernie is, I don't think she get anything from him...

Will Mazeo · Jul 26, 2016

Lorenzo Bonder said:
Even though I had the mother-in-law joke ready at the tip of my fingers, once again we (Brazilians) go down on the news, but in the bad side of news.

First, the President has fallen, second, the Copa America debacle, third, the olympics, now this.

What else now? Isis?

Well the only bad thing about the president falling is that she didn't fall deep enough yet