BayernLB had originally
demanded up to £250million from Ecclestone alone, according to
financial sources.
But during a court case against him over allegations he paid a £28million
bribe to a former BayernLB board member to facilitate the sale of the bank’s
Formula One stake, the public prosecutor and several witnesses said the bank
had fetched a good price.
A German court in August halted the bribery trial in exchange for Ecclestone
paying a £64million fee. Under German law, he is considered innocent
following the settlement.
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Ecclestone’s
‘funny’ Formula One Christmas cards, year by year
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