Gotta love him. Probably knew he'd beat the rap all long. No bribe that can't be overcome with yet another bribe...or as his attorney's and the prosecution attorney's no doubt see it: everybody wins!
Ecclestone hails capitalist court settlement > F1 News > Grandprix.com
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Bernie Ecclestone on Wednesday hailed the "capitalist system" that saw him escape a bribery trial by paying the German court a record $100 million settlement.
On Tuesday, the judge in Munich rubber-stamped the deal struck between the F1 supremo's lawyers and the prosecutors in the case surrounding a $44 million bribe made years ago to jailed Gerhard Gribkowsky.
Clearly, the fact a figure like billionaire Briton Ecclestone was able to cling to power in F1 and avoid jail simply by dipping into his vast fortune has been highly controversial.
The 83-year-old is unapologetic.
"It's certainly a bit unfortunate to pay so much money," he told Wednesday's edition of the German tabloid Bild, "but it would be worse to not have the money.
"I like this capitalist system," he added.
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