Formula One Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone arrives at the High Court in central London in this November 6, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Olivia Harris/files
MUNICH/LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been ordered to stand trial on bribery charges in Munich over the sale of a stake in the motor racing business, forcing him to loosen his long grip on the sport.
Ecclestone, 83, was charged last July with bribing former German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky to smooth the sale of a stake in Formula One to private equity firm CVC eight years ago.
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