Banned former F1 chief Flavio Briatore has been named as being also involved in the Gerhard Gribkowsky bribery affair. The Italian, a friend and business partner of Bernie Ecclestone, was ...
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Prosecutors allege Ecclestone bribed banker
German prosecutors have formally named ‘Bernard E’ as the alleged source of an almost $50 million bribe paid to jailed banker Gerhard Gribkowsky. The development comes just hours before F1’s ...
Read More »Ecclestone facing corruption charge on Wednesday
The Gribkowsky corruption affair is expected to return to the F1 headlines on Wednesday. F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone was questioned by Munich prosecutors in April on suspicion of being ...
Read More »CVC not ruling out sale of F1 stake – report
CVC is not ruling out selling its 100 per cent ownership of formula one’s commercial rights, according to financial news specialists Reuters. The report said “several sources” believe the private ...
Read More »Lawyer says Ecclestone ‘available’ for corruption probe
Bernie Ecclestone is reportedly “happy” to make himself “available as a witness” as German prosecutors investigate a corruption scandal. Banker Gerhard Gribkowsky is detained in Munich, accused of receiving $50 ...
Read More »Ecclestone to be questioned in bribery probe
German prosecutors are likely to seek an interview with Bernie Ecclestone as they investigate F1’s 2006 takeover. It is the latest development following the jailing in Munich of banker Gerhard ...
Read More »CVC sounds out businessman for top F1 role
F1’s owner CVC is reportedly in talks with a well-known businessman for a role at the top of the sport’s management. Sky News revealed last month that, due to the ...
Read More »F1 rights sale saga worsens for Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone is the subject of ever-worsening claims about the sale of F1’s commercial rights five years ago. It has already been alleged that it was the sport’s chief executive ...
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