A British politician has alleged Bernie Ecclestone offered money in exchange for his former F1 ally Max Mosley becoming a member of parliament.<\/p>\n
David Davis, a conservative backbencher and former party chairman, said the F1 chief executive’s offer was made a decade ago ahead of the 2005 election, according to the Daily Mail newspaper.<\/p>\n
Ecclestone’s offer of money in exchange for a safe conservative seat for Mosley was reportedly made to Davis by Sir Alan Curtis, the former chairman of Lotus Cars.<\/p>\n
“He (Curtis) said Mr Ecclestone wanted to help Mr Mosley obtain a safe conservative seat and that if we delivered, we could expect a serious contribution from Mr Ecclestone,” Davis said.<\/p>\n
“I told him, ‘We simply don’t do that sort of thing’.\u00a0 After that, I heard nothing from him.”<\/p>\n
Former FIA president Mosley said: “It’s a lovely idea but it’s got no connection with the truth as far as I am concerned.”<\/p>\n
Curtis, however, confirmed meetings took place “but I can’t believe I said he (Ecclestone) would (financially) support the party”.<\/p>\n
Ecclestone also confirmed the meetings, but as for the offer of money, the 81-year-old insisted: “I don’t imagine that is what happened.<\/p>\n
“We don’t know Mr Davis is saying the truth do we?”<\/p>\n
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