Bernie Ecclestone's House (Chalet Le Lion)

Bernie Ecclestone the Billionaire Formula one Motor racing boss owns this home, a Chalet he calls “Le Lion”. Ecclestone is a British business magnate, and former chief executive of the Formula One Group, which manages Formula One and controls the commercial rights to the sport, and part-owns Delta Topco, the previous ultimate parent company of the Formula One Group. As such, he was commonly described in journalism as 'F1 Supremo'.

His career involvement with Formula One began as a driver, but this phase of his life did not last long. Ecclestone entered two Grand Prix races as a driver, during the 1958 season, but failed to qualify for either of them. Then after driving in a small number of races, a serious collision that landed him in a car park outside the racetrack caused him to give up his aspirations as a driver Instead, he shifted focus and he became manager of drivers Stuart Lewis-Evans and Jochen Rindt. In 1972, he bought the Brabham team, which he ran for fifteen years. As a team owner he became a member of the Formula One Constructors Association. His control of the sport, which grew from his pioneering the sale of television rights in the late 1970s, was chiefly financial, but under the terms of the Concorde Agreement he and his companies also managed the administration, setup and logistics of each Formula One Grand Prix, making him one of the richest men in the United Kingdom. Ecclestone and business partner Flavio Briatore also owned the English football club Queens Park Rangers between 2007 and 2011. Bernie Ecclestone has a net worth of $3.1 billion and is now known to own at least 5.3% of Formula One Racing. Ecclestone may not have made his impact in Formula One as a driver, but he did change the sport forever.