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Court case against Ecclestone over F1 sale starts

Two days after Sebastian Vettel won his fourth Formula 1 title, the spotlight shifted to London's High Court and the latest case that leaves the motorsports series' boss Bernie Ecclestone's future in doubt. The long-time commercial head of F1 is already under investigation in Germany over an alleged payment of $44 million relating to the sale of the racing series in 2006. A German court won't say until next year whether the 83-year-old Ecclestone will stand trial on charges of bribery and incitement to breach of trust. German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky has already been jailed for taking the payment from Ecclestone. Gribkowsky was in charge of selling the bank BayernLB's stake in F1 to...
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