Bernie Ecclestone praises police operation to free kidnapped mother-in-law

Bernie Ecclestone has praised police after his mother-in-law was released unharmed from kidnappers who reportedly demanded a £40 million ransom. Mr Ecclestone, 85, is understood to have offered to pay for a private security firm to track down Aparecida Schunck, the mother of the mogul's wife, Fabiana Flosi, who was abducted from her home in Sao Paulo more than a week ago. According to reports the Formula One boss also wanted to fly to Brazil to assist police, but was told doing so may have harmed their efforts. The 67-year-old was rescued from a flat on the outskirts of the city on Monday without any money being paid to her kidnappers. Shortly after Ms Schunck was reunited with her relatives Mr Ecclestone said he was "very happy" with the police operation that he described as "unbelievable". "The last few days haven't been very good. This isn't a good thing to happen to you and your family," he told the Mail Online. "The police officers we dealt with were fantastic, they did an unbelievable job, it was absolutely first class. We are very, very, very happy with them." Investigators from Brazil's elite anti-kidnapping unit are probing allegations that a helicopter pilot who had...

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