A jailed banker has told a court in Germany that Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone gave him a $44m (£26m) bribe to facilitate a business deal. Gerhard Gribkowsky, already convicted of taking the money, was allegedly paid to ensure that a company favoured by Mr Ecclestone could buy a stake in F1. Mr Ecclestone denies bribery, claiming that he was a victim of blackmail. If found guilty, the F1 boss could face a 10-year jail term and the end of his decades-long dominance of motor racing. Gribkowsky, the star witness for the prosecution, claims he was first approached by Mr Ecclestone in Singapore. 'I had a carrot dangled in front of me. I grabbed the carrot,' he told the court in Munich....
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