Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is set to appear at the start of a trial on bribery charges in Munich. He is accused of giving a 45 million dollars bribe to a German banker to secure the sale of a stake in the F1 business for a company he favoured.He admits paying Gerhard Gribkowsky, who is serving a jail sentence for receiving the payment, but has denied any wrongdoing. He continues to run the F1 business on a day to day basis despite the charges. Mr Ecclestone has stood down from a number of F1 related positions until the case concludes.