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Ecclestone unconcerned by impending legal fight

The face of Formula One might be about to change after German authorities confirmed they will press ahead with bribery charges against F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. The 82-year-old has been accused of bribing jailed German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky with a £29 million ($44m) payment to sway the sale of the sport to CVC which had promised to retain Ecclestone as CEO. Whilst Ecclestone denies the bribery claims, German authorities are pressing ahead with a court case which could see Ecclestone jailed if found guilty. The Munich court is in the process of filing charges, but an unconcerned Ecclestone says he's yet to receive the official documents which could take upwards of a month to...
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