LONDON (AP) — Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is still expecting his bribery case in Germany to be thrown out before the trial starts.

The 83-year-old Ecclestone is facing charges of bribery and incitement to breach of trust connected with a $45 million payment to a German banker, Gerhard Gribkowsky. And the Munich regional court on Friday announced that the trial will begin on April 24 and is set to run until Sept. 16.