Munich: Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone went on trial in Germany yesterday, denying charges of bribery that threaten to land the British billionaire in jail.


Bernie Ecclestone and his wife Fabiana Flosi. Pic/Getty Images 

Ecclestone, 83, is accused of paying a German banker tens of millions of dollars to ensure his continued grip on the motor sports empire he built up virtually single-handedly over four decades.