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Ecclestone trial decision delayed in Germany

The decision over whether or not F1 business supremo Bernie Ecclestone will face trial in a German court over bribery charges has been postponed and may not be known until next year, reports on Friday said.Ecclestone is alleged to have paid a $44 million 'bribe' to Gerhard Gribkowsky in 2006 over the sale of F1 shares to CVC Capital Partners, the sport's biggest current shareholder. Gribkowsky has already been jailed for taking the alleged bribe and for other offences.Lawyers acting for Ecclestone have already handed over about 250 pages of documents to the court three weeks ago and plan to make further filings in the coming weeks having successfully applied for an extension to the...
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