News Details

Ecclestone wants Melbourne race for '50 years'

SYDNEY, Feb 26, 2013 (AFP) - Formula One ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone said Tuesday he would happily sign a contract for Melbourne to host the Grand Prix for 50 years, declaring "everybody loves Australia". The sport has a contract with Melbourne until 2015 but beyond that it is up in the air, and other cities have expressed interest in snapping up the event which Ecclestone has previously said is the "least viable" on the F1 calendar. Ecclestone said he hoped to travel to Melbourne for the season-opening 2013 race on March 17, in a year in which negotiations on a new contract are set to begin. "Everybody loves Australia, loves Australian people and it's good...
Full Story »
12y ago from F1Plus.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ecclestone wants Melbourne race for '50 years'

Formula One ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone said on Tuesday he would...
12y ago from SuperSport.com

Renault reveals first image of 2014 engine

Renault Sport F1 has revealed the first image of its new 1.6 litre...
12y ago from TheF1Times.com

DTM deal does not materialise for Kubica

"true">Robert Kubica will not contest the upcoming DTM...
12y ago from GPUpdate.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Brad Binder reveals why he is optimistic he can bounce...

Factory KTM rider Brad Binder has admitted that his 2025 MotoGP season...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Enea Bastianini ‘can’t explain’ KTM tyre...

Enea Bastianini admitted he “can’t explain why” he struggled to...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'No handshake' | Emery snubs Arteta after 4-1 defeat...

Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher praises Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta for the...
2h ago from SkySports.com

Arsenal and Chelsea plotting move for Ligue 1's new...

Arsenal and Chelsea are interested in signing the Marseille attacker...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Emi Martinez involved in furious clash with Arsenal...

Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was seen involved in a major...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal 4-1 Aston Villa: Revenge is sweet, but a...

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video...
5h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.