Ecclestone targets New York race by 2012 26/03/2010 |
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Formula 1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone wants to host a grand prix in New York in 2012.
Nine circuits have previously staged an F1 race in the United States – the last one being Indianapolis in 2007.
But Ecclestone believes the famous New York skyline would provide the perfect backdrop for the return of the US Grand Prix.
"I'm trying for 2012, opposite Manhatten in New Jersey with skyscrapers in the background," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"Fifteen minutes from the centre of New York to the circuit. [It would be] a wonder."
Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Ecclestone also revealed that he could see Flavio Briatore making a comeback to F1.
The former Renault boss ruled out a return to the sport after his life ban over allegations he helped fix the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix was overturned.
However, Ecclestone added: "I think he could take up a role in the promotion of Formula 1."
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