Bernie's Mother-in-law released

"The BBC understands that Mr Ecclestone had wanted to come to Brazil to help in the investigation and had even offered the services of a private security company to deal with the kidnappers."

That clearly didn't work

Said to have paid Bernie £5,000,000 to take her back.

£10m !

read a book about bernie for which bernie co-operated..........he supplied the author with some info etc but was said not to be too happy about the final version........im telling ye guys.....bernie is some piece of work

Police have arrested one of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone's helicopter pilots on suspicion of involvement in the kidnapping of Mr Ecclestone's mother-in-law.

Aparecida Schunck, 67, the mother of Mr Ecclestone's wife Fabiana Flosi, was abducted from her home in Sao Paulo on 22 July, but was rescued on Saturday.

A $36.5m (£28m) ransom was demanded for her release but none was paid.

Pilot Jorge Eurico da Silva Faria is one of three people seized by police.
Mr Silva Faria is the alleged mastermind of the attack.

Ms Schunck was freed after being traced to a house near Sao Paulo after investigators monitored phone calls between the kidnappers and her family.

Kidnappers = Thick !