European races are a dying breed on the formula one calendar, Bernie Ecclestone said on Tuesday. At present, there are eight European rounds on the 20-event 2012 schedule, with the ...
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Turkey no substitute for failed 2012 US GP – Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone on Sunday sounded certain next season will drop from the scheduled 20 grands prix. He insisted Korea and Bahrain will take place as planned, but cast huge doubt ...
Read More »F1 owner denies replacing Ecclestone
F1 owner CVC on Sunday insisted it has no plans to replace the sport’s chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. The one line media statement, reported by Bloomberg, made reference to recent ...
Read More »2012 Bahrain return safe for now – Ecclestone
A damning report into the unrest in Bahrain earlier this year does not endanger the Kingdom’s return to formula one in 2012. That is the claim of F1 chief executive ...
Read More »Ecclestone not accepting counter-offer for 2012 US GP
Bernie Ecclestone insists a US grand prix in Texas next year remains unlikely, despite race organisers announcing they are now “ready” to pay the sport its overdue sanctioning fee. With ...
Read More »Ecclestone eyes Asia floatation for F1 rights
Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that public floatation might be more likely than a sale in the event current owners CVC want to offload formula one’s commercial rights. A consortium headed ...
Read More »US GP has one week to save 2012 race – Ecclestone
Organisers of the US grand prix have one week to rescue their event before it is scratched from next year’s calendar. The deadline has been imposed by F1 chief executive ...
Read More »Austin off 2012 calendar ‘for sure’ – Ecclestone
Austin’s formula one project is close to collapse, with Bernie Ecclestone saying the event will fall off the 2012 calendar “for sure”. With the Texas state funding also in jeopardy ...
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