Ecclestone Determined To Have More F1 Races In US

After a five-year absence from the country, F1 has returned to the US in 2012, this weekend christening the brand-new and bespoke Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

And Ecclestone wanted two American stops on next year’s schedule, until plans for a street race amid the Manhattan skyline were put on hold for financial reasons until at least 2014.

“It’s a world championship, so you need the US,” the F1 chief executive is quoted by German news agency DPA.

PUGPROUD - 11/14/2012 1:09:30 PM

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With a few exceptions (Monza, Monaco, tghe older established tracks) F1 races are like the olympics...great pr, draw a lot of people but loose money. Bernie just looking for a new group of suckers to fatten his already bulging wallet. Austin Texas F1 site struggling financially as well as NY/NJ prospects. Bernie is a snake oil salesman...granted a very successful and rich one !