Ecclestone, who owned the championship-winning Brabham team from 1972 to 1987 as he rose to overall power in F1, led the series for more than four decades before its 2017 takeover by current owner Liberty Media. He then took on the 'chairman emeritus' and an advisory role.
But in July of last year, the Crown Prosecution Service "authorised the charging of Bernard Charles Ecclestone with fraud by false representation, following a HMRC investigation."
