Ecclestone gears up for court showdown

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has made billions out of the sport, but now faces the greatest test of his life off the racing circuit after his indictment this week over bribery allegations, reports Kyran FitzGerald

IS the long-time emperor of world motor sport about to lose his throne? This week, it emerged that Bernie Ecclestone, the boss of Formula 1, has been indicted by German prosecutors on charges of bribery.

If convicted, the 82-year-old motor sport supremo could be facing into a jail sentence, hardly what the doctor would order for a man of such advanced years.