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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. The...
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