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Ecclestone could pay to avoid German jail
Bernie Ecclestone could end his legal troubles and avoid up to ten years in a German jail by paying a huge settlement.
For the very first time, the F1 chief executive's lawyer Sven Thomas, although insisting that Ecclestone is "preparing for fighting" in court, said settling the lawsuit is also a possibility.
"I don't think that we can achieve a settlement before the trial starts," Thomas told F1 business journalist Christian Sylt.
"During trials settlements are always possible but not before."
A spokesperson for the Munich court, which is set to hear the criminal bribery case in April, confirmed to the Daily Mail that a settlement is one possible outcome.
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