Ecclestone: 'Dad, date age gap weird'

Tamara Ecclestone has revealed that she finds her dad's relationship with a women nearly 50 years his junior "a bit weird".

The Formula One supremo, who turns 80 this year, divorced his wife Slavica, 51, last year after 25 years of marriage and is now dating Brazilian Fabiana Fiosi, 30.

According to the Sunday Mirror, Tamara, 28, said her father always was an "energetic" man. "Maybe he just thought, 'I might only have another 10 years, so I might as well have fun'," she said.

"That's why I spend more time with my mum. She's not interested in finding another man. Women are so much more sensible than men. Women can be alone, men can't!"

The TV presenter, who gets a £100,000-a-year allowance from her billionaire father, added that she would prefer that her parents were happy single than miserable together. Speaking about her career aspirations, she said that she is determined to stand on her own two feet.

"Before I get too typecast as Miss Sports Presenter, I'd like to try something else. I want a chat show - I like talking. I want to make my own way," she said.