News Details
Ecclestone trial begins in Germany
Bernie Ecclestone's high-profile trial on bribery charges has begun in Munich.
Ecclestone is accused of paying a bribe to German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky back in 2006 when Bayern LB sold their 47% stake in the sport to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners
Gribkowsky, who worked as chief risk seller for Bayern LB, was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison in 2012.
Prosecutors allege that the bribe aided the sale to CVC, which was Ecclestone's favoured choice.
Ecclestone does not deny that he paid the money to Gribkowsky but insists that he was blackmailed into doing so.
'The alleged bribery never happened', read a statement from Ecclestone's lawyers. 'The prosecution's claims...
Full Story »
Full Story »
11y ago from F1Zone.net
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Confident and relaxed Ecclestone denies bribery as...
Confident and relaxed Ecclestone denies bribery as German trial gets...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Formula 1 boss Ecclestone faces German bribery trial...
t">Bernie Ecclestone in the dock again Formula 1 chief executive...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Ecclestone bribery trial begins in Germany today
Bernie Ecclestone has arrived in Germany for the beginning of his second...
11y ago from RichlandF1.com
Is the long reign of self made Formula 1 King Bernie...
Jail beckoning for Bernie Ecclestone? The criminal trial is only just...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Francesco Bagnaia “happy” again after testing new...
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP Valencia test: Raul Fernandez leads Aprilia 1-2...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
Raul Fernandez leads Aprilia 1-2 to top Valencia...
Trackhouse Aprilia’s Raul Fernandez led the Italian manufacturer to...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Alex Marquez makes his debut on factory Ducati MotoGP...
No description available...
16h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Prema "evaluating different solutions" to...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026 Indy 500
Arrow McLaren has announced that veteran Ryan Hunter-Reay will join the...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
RLL locks in Louis Foster with extended IndyCar...
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced an extension to its contract...
6d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
How Adrien Fourmaux’s WRC Japan exit proves mental...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Hyundai already working on “Plan B” for 2026 WRC...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
What Toyota expects from 2026 WRC signing Oliver...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Man United have ‘smart and tactically astute’...
Manchester United are interested in signing Nathaniel Brown from Eintracht...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Hamstring injury could rule out Arsenal’s Gabriel...
t;li>Defender was injured playing for Brazil against SenegalHavertz has...
9h ago from TheGuardian.com
Liverpool motivated to sign Arsenal & Chelsea...
Liverpool are interested in signing Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth. ...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Interlull ‘On This Day'
Morning, it's very Interlully, so let's do a bit of ‘On this day' to...
21h ago from Arseblog.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 video game release scrapped in massive shake-up
The publishers of the F1 video game, Electronic... Read More »
7h ago from GPFans.com
Sky F1 presenter makes racing history as Lewis Hamilton...
Catch up on the biggest stories of the day with... Read More »
8h ago from RacingNews365.com
Lando Norris’ girlfriend hits back after F1 TV coverage...
Margarida Corceiro, the girlfriend of McLaren F1... Read More »
10h ago from GPFans.com
