Jun.21 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has been cleared of wrongdoing after he was last month accused of trying to interfere with politics in Valencia.
An opposing political party lodged an official complaint when the F1 supremo said a seven year deal for a European grand prix in the port city, featuring a $35m per year race fee, was conditional on regional leader Francisco Camps winning re-election.
Camps' incumbent Partido Popular then cruised to landslide victory.
But it was confirmed on Thursday that the Valencian Electoral Commission has given Ecclestone's behaviour the all-clear, ruling that the grand prix announcement was not akin to a political ploy.
The Commission clarified that a freedom of speech clause in the Spanish constitution entitles Ecclestone, 76, to make comments about conditions that need to be met for the conclusion of a contract.
Written: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:54:01
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