The man who blackmailed Michael Schumacher s family demanding 900,000 and threatening to kill their children has been given a suspended sentence read more »

Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko has once again suggested the team will leave Formula 1 if they continue to be "blackmailed" over the engine rules. read more »

Bernie Ecclestone is being sued by German bank BayernLB over the sale of the sport in 2006, a spokesman for the bank confirmed this week. The company believes the sport was... read more »

The recent revelation that German prosecutors have admitted Bernie Ecclestone was blackmailed into paying £26m raises an interesting question. read more »

German prosecutors have revealed that they believe Bernie Ecclestone was blackmailed by Gerhard Gribkowsky. read more »

Prosecutors cast doubt over Bernie Ecclestone's claims that he was blackmailed by Gerhard Gribkowsky as the F1 supremo returned to court... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone doesn't believe the bribery charges currently filed against him will materalise into anything and expects them to be dropped. The 83-year-old is due to... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen talks about his return to F1 and his new contract, admitting that, unlike some contracts he's signed, he wasn't tied up and blackmailed. read more »

Bernie Ecclestone says he is prepared to fight German bank BayernLB in court following the company's claim it is owed £320 million in lost earnings from the sale... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone's allegation that he was blackmailed into paying Gerhard Gribkowsky have been backed by a former colleague of the banker... read more »

For most media outlets Friday was a quiet bank holiday, but in Germany the newspapers went into overdrive. read more »