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Friday, 20 July 2012 09:35 |
  Bernie Ecclestone has not been seen at Hockenheim so far, raising suggestions the Formula One supremo is afraid of arrest.
German newspapers, including FT Deutschland, Suddeutsche Zeitung and Munchner Merkur, say corrupt former Formula 1 banker Gerhard Gribkowsky has this week spent no fewer than eight hours in conversation with Munich prosecutors.
The subject? A possible indictment against Formula 1's Chief Executive.
Munich prosecutors on Friday declined to comment.
"We do not disclose details at each step of an investigation," said a spokesman.
Ecclestone, however, insists he is not staying away from Germany this weekend for fear of ending the day in custody, also charged with corruption.
"I am going. I will be there on Saturday," the Briton is quoted by the Hamburger Abendblatt.
But is he afraid of arrest?
"I have nothing to do with the case," Ecclestone insisted.
Major Formula 1 sponsors, however, are not so convinced. The Times reports that companies including UPS, Allianz and Petronas "have examined details" of the Gribkowsky situation.
"Big companies are very wary of being involved in anything that could damage their reputations," said a source.
F1SA.com
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