News Details
Witness gives Ecclestone good day in court
Bernie Ecclestone's defence got a boost on Tuesday, as the corruption trial continued in Munich.
If found guilty of having bribed the jailed former F1 banker Gerhard Gribkowsky, the sport's chief executive will certainly lose his job, and probably also be jailed.
But his defence - that Gribkowsky blackmailed him - got a boost on Tuesday.
Central to the prosecution's case is the suggestion that Ecclestone paid Gribkowsky $44 million so that his preferred buyer for F1's commercial rights, CVC, got the green light.
It is alleged that Ecclestone wanted CVC to buy BayernLB's shares, because the Munich state bank holding onto them could endanger his role as F1 supremo.
But a former legal advisor...
Full Story »
Full Story »
11y ago from GrandPrix.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Ecclestone has a good day in court
Bernie Ecclestone in court
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone had a good...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Gribkowsky reported Ecclestone threats to German...
Bernie Ecclestone on the Monza grid with his daughters Petra and Tamara...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Ecclestone's legal eagle ends her testimony in tears
Sacha Woodward-Hill
Formula 1′s chief legal officer Sacha...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com
F1 official ended Ecclestone testimony 'in tears'
F1's chief legal officer ended her day in tears after appearing as a...
11y ago from GrandPrix.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Johann Zarco gives MotoGP injury update after Grand...
Johann Zarco remains sidelined from MotoGP action, but the French rider...
39m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Jorge Martin not thinking about MotoGP title despite...
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
Aprilia: Marco Bezzecchi coping well with pressure but...
No description available...
22h ago from Motorsport.com
Iker Lecuona returns to MotoGP to replace Alex Marquez
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Pato O’Ward finding consistency amid Arrow McLaren...
No description available...
14h ago from Motorsport.com
Graham Rahal rebounds from early hit-and-spin to take...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Graham Rahal fumes over ‘completely unnecessary’...
On Sunday’s race in downtown Detroit, it seemed that Graham Rahal was...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Oliver Solberg highlights area he must “work on”...
No description available...
23h ago from Motorsport.com
Hyundai drivers relieved asphalt WRC season is over...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Why Sebastien Ogier couldn’t take the fight to Elfyn...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Sources: Arsenal offered 60m forward transfer, Man...
One big name looks set to be available for around 60m this summer, and...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Former Liverpool star predicts Arsenal to drop to 4th,...
Former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey expects his old club to bounce back...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
This week’s soccer questions: where next for Arsenal...
look at Mikel Arteta’s next steps, Liverpool potentially missing out on...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com
'Contact' made – Real Madrid ask about 'very...
Real Madrid have reportedly recently made contact over the potential...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Red Bull Powertrains ‘learning fast’ but gap to leaders...
Red Bull Ford Powertrains may have celebrated a... Read More »
49m ago from F1i.com
Kimi Antonelli voices George Russell fear about Toto Wolff
Kimi Antonelli and George Russell fought hard at... Read More »
49m ago from RacingNews365.com
The real Michael Schumacher: F1 legend's generosity did not...
On track Michael Schumacher was a hard-nosed... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
