Bernie Ecclestone on the Monza grid with his daughters Petra and Tamara and Gerhard Gribkowsky (left) Jailed banker Gerhard Gribkowsky contacted the BND, Germany's foreign intelligence agency or Bundesnachrichtendienst, when he claimed Formula 1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone was threatening him. That is the latest bombshell to emerge this week from Ecclestone's bribery trial in Munich, according to German reports, the details were presented to the court by the 83-year-old Briton's lawyers, as jailed Gribkowsky's credibility continues to come under attack. Ecclestone faces the loss of his job in Formula 1 and even jail as prosecutors try to prove he bribed Gribkowsky to the tune of $44...
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