Bernie Ecclestone has won a damages case brought against him in London by the German firm Constantin Medien, former owner of the F1 Group.
The media group, which claimed to have lost out over the sale of F1 to CVC in 2006, was suing for $140m.
Also included in their action was Ecclestone lawyer Stephen Mullens, family trust Bambino Holdings, and jailed banker Gerhard Gribkowksy. It was alleged that they had conspired to undervalue F1, while Constantin had a contract entitling it to a percentage of sale price, above a certain threshold.
The victory comes ahead of what it is likely to be a tougher legal battle for Ecclestone in Germany in the coming weeks.
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