Formula one was in “a lot of trouble” some years ago before the commercial rights were bought by CVC. That is the claim of Donald Mackenzie, who on Monday testified ...
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London judge says Ecclestone payments ‘a bribe’
There has been bad news from the London High Court for Bernie Ecclestone this week. The Telegraph reports that a judge has ruled that the F1 chief executive’s suspect payments ...
Read More »F1 owner denies replacing Ecclestone
F1 owner CVC on Sunday insisted it has no plans to replace the sport’s chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. The one line media statement, reported by Bloomberg, made reference to recent ...
Read More »F1 trial twist as Ecclestone deputy fails to show
F1’s corruption scandal has taken a fresh twist this week. The Financial Times reports that Stephen Mullens, Bernie Ecclestone’s long-term deputy who left formula one a month ago, has failed ...
Read More »Texas quiet but F1 ‘nervous’ as corruption saga deepens
Texas officials would not comment when asked if Bernie Ecclestone’s implication in the Gerhard Gribkowsky corruption scandal might endanger the 2012 US grand prix. It is feared that, with the ...
Read More »Murdoch’s F1 takeover bid ‘still alive’ – report
Rupert Murdoch’s interest in bidding to buy formula one might not be dead, according to the financial news agency Bloomberg. Amid the News of the World and phone hacking scandal ...
Read More »UK authorities to look into Ecclestone affair
British authorities have confirmed they will also look into the millions paid by Bernie Ecclestone to beleaguered former F1 banker Gerhard Gribkowsky. Ecclestone, the F1 chief executive who admits to ...
Read More »Ex F1 co-owner mused sacking Ecclestone – witness
German bank and former F1 shareholder BayernLB contemplated dismissing Bernie Ecclestone six years ago, it emerged during Gerhard Gribkowsky’s corruption trial this week. The trial, with Briton Ecclestone set to ...
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