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Gribkowsky told German intelligence of Ecclestone threats

Gerhard Gribkowsky contacted the BND, Germany's foreign intelligence agency or Bundesnachrichtendienst, when he claimed Bernie Ecclestone was threatening him. That is the latest bombshell to emerge this week from F1 chief executive Ecclestone's bribery trial in Munich. According to German reports, the details were presented to the court by the 83-year-old Briton's lawyers, as jailed Gribkowsky's credibility continues to come under attack. Ecclestone faces the loss of his job in F1 and even jail as prosecutors try to prove he bribed Gribkowsky to the tune of $44 million over the sale of the sport's commercial rights some years ago. Ecclestone's defence is that the payment was in fact hush...
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