Munich court accepts bribery case against Ecclestone, trial to start in April

My suspicion is, the real reason that the offer to pay the case off was made to Bernie was because, having heard Bernie's evidence, both the judge and the prosecutors couldn't make head or tail of what really went on but didn't want to have to admit it!

By making the offer and having Bernie accept it, everybody gets to drop the case, forget it all and simplify their lives!

 

Yup, if only we could sort out all are worlds problems like that.

 

It's known (somewhat) affectionately as "Ronspeak", but I'm pretty sure he learnt everything he knows from Bernie....

Would love to hear Florians take. Where the devil is that rascal I wonder?

Cheers,
Ian

 

No..no...no...no....no.... I beg to differ Sir! - Whilst Bernie's statements do have some things in common, It's not "Ronspeak" - It's "Berniebabble!"

Allow Me to explain:

The purpose of "Ronspeak" is to endow even the most simple of statements with as many technical words as possible in order to make the subject matter sound far more in keeping with the technical nature of F1.

With "Ronspeak", there is no intention to deceive, be dishonest or be ambiguous about the statement being made, in fact it's totally the opposite!

The details of the statement are entirely accurate, they're just over-complicated with an excess of words worthy of a thesaurus!

If you manage to translate statements made in "Ronspeak" (never easy!), you'll find that they can only be interpreted in one way!



Now with "Berniebabble", the purpose is to give out a lot of information that is ambiguous, open to interpretation, vague and lacking in clarity!

Rather than relying on a lot of technical words though, "Berniebabble" actually makes use of simple terms in order to prevent statements making a specific point that can only have one meaning.

If you translate statements made in "Berniebabble", you'll find that they can be interpreted in many more ways than one and can be manipulated to suit the speakers need at any precise time.

"Berniebabble" statements are not lies or untruths, they are merely an interpretation of the truth that suits the current situation!



Put it this way:

"Ronspeak": The ability to phrase statements using excessive amounts of technical words in order to extend the statement and have people think that they're dealing with a technical genius.

"Berniebabble": The ability to phrase statements using excessive amounts of vague ambiguous information to extend the statement and have people think that they understand what is going on when in reality they don't really.

 

Awesome! Post of the week right there, thanks man!

Further, you're absolutely right too!

"Berniebabble" duly added to the lexicon.

Cheers,
Ian

 

The saga might continue...
Die Bayerische Landesbank hat das 25-Millionen-Euro-Angebot von Ecclestone zurückgewiesen. Die Bank droht dem Formel-1-Chef noch immer mit einer Klage in London.
The Bayern LB ahs rejected a 25 Million Euro offer from Bernie. The bank threatens to sue him at a court in London.
Interesting, Bayern LB has some other 'Constantin' company breathing in their neck, threatening to sue them...

Formel-1-Prozess: BayernLB lehnt Ecclestone-Deal ab | ZEIT ONLINE

 

Tut.....tut.....tut......They should have taken the money whilst they had the chance!

It sounds to Me as if they think Bernie has suddenly become a soft touch! - He only paid the bribery case money due to the possible serious outcome if he lost that case.

A simple lawsuit will bother him far less and so he's less likely to pay out so easily.

My monies on them coming away with nothing! (apart from a costly legal bill).

 

+1

I'm not at all sure what this is actually saying either. I thought the deal was between him & the court - Nothing to do with the bank at this stage?

The number is also way off, so maybe it's a little out of date? (20MM was mentioned earlier in the process).

Finally, aren't Constantin the same guys who already lost their case in the UK? Or the one that got thrown out in New York? For sure, they lost one or the other.

Cheers,
Ian

 

If it get's dragged out the only winners will be the lawyers.

 

Hey!
Lawyers need Ferraris too.