Turkey close to long-term F1 contract 01/06/2010 |
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Turkey is likely to keep its place on the Formula 1 calendar in the long term, Bernie Ecclestone has revealed.
"We are talking about signing a 10-year deal with them [Turkey]," he said at the Turkish Grand Prix at the weekend.
Concerns have been raised about a lack of interest in the sport in the country, with attendances way down on other races.
But Ecclestone added: "It's not good but you've got to remember that if you'd have come here 10 years ago and said to somebody 'Formula 1', they wouldn't have known what you were talking about.
"It takes a long time to get into, for people to start to understand."
With a record-equalling 19 races at present and India due to enter next year before the United States returns to the schedule in 2012, the calendar could expand into the 20s.
France and Russia are hoping to figure in future while an African race has also been mooted.
And Williams chief executive Adam Parr said over the weekend that 24 races had been suggested as a possibility in discussions with teams.
Asked about a return to Mexico, which last hosted a grand prix in 1992, Ecclestone said: "I doubt it. You never know but it's not on the horizon at the moment."
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