Formula One is returning to the United States in 2012,
bringing its ultra-fast cars and flair for the exotic to the
land of longhorn cattle and cowboy hats.
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone still hopes the Bahrain
Grand Prix will go ahead but admits finding a prospective
date in an already long season could yet prove a headache.
Bernie Ecclestone is insisting that Formula One is not for
sale, brushing off reports that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is
interested in taking over the sport.
Organisers of this weekend's Australian Grand Prix say the
absence of Formula One powerbroker Bernie Ecclestone from the
season opener should not be read as the death knell for the
event.
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says the Bahrain Grand
Prix could be staged during the series' summer break after
being called off due to unrest on the island.
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone will not charge
organisers of the Bahrain Grand Prix any cancellation fees
for calling off the season-opening event.
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone will rely on Bahrain's
crown prince to decide whether the season-opening grand prix
will have to be canceled due to unrest on the Gulf island.
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone believes Grand Prix racing
could return to South Africa in three years, riding the
momentum created by the country's successful hosting of
soccer's World Cup.
