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Bernie Ecclestone’s long reign at the top of Formula One could end over an alleged multi-million ‘bribe’ paid to jailed German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky. As the circumstances surrounding that payment are probed this week in London’s high court, it emerged that more payments – which might also be described as ‘bribes’ – were paid by Ecclestone to well-known team bosses some years ago. The court heard on Thursday that Eddie Jordan, now a BBC pundit, quadruple world champion Alain Prost, and the late Arrows boss Tom Walkinshaw – all former F1 team owners – were each paid $10 million to sign the 1998 Concorde Agreement. The money was reportedly paid straight from Ecclestone’s Bambino family trust into the bosses’ personal bank accounts, not to their respective F1 teams.

 

Source: World Car Fans

 

Find out if you’re a genuine movie AND car fan. Can you identify these cars from film and TV?

http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20131030-can-you-guess-the-star-cars

In a bid to keep its most profitable clients – read: biggest spenders – loyal, BMW has begun offering perks that money can’t buy. It works like this: when you buy a 7-series, you automatically become a member of the BMW Excellence Club (only offered in Germany so far), which entitles you to attend exclusive events like skiing with two-time Olympic ski gold medalist Mittermaier, a private golf tournament ahead of the BMW International Open and an evening at silversmith Robbe & Berking hosted by German television celebrity Thomas Gottschalk and catered by Michelin-star chefs. Pretty neat, eh?

 

Source: Bloomberg

 

Finally, this highly anticipated car will get a spotlight at the Tokyo Motor Show. It will be displayed with the new DAYZ ROOX super-height wagon and the LEAF Aero Style. Other highlights include the new Teana, Skyline and X-TRAIL. The company will also show an updated Serena, a safer Note and a restyled Elgrand.

 

Source: World Car Fans