The Formula 1 grid could expand to 13 teams in 2015 after Bernie Ecclestone revealed that two new teams have been given the green-light.
It’s well-known that NASCAR team co-owner Gene Haas entry is at an advanced stage and Ecclestone says “they will be accepted”.
However the 83-year-old told reporters in Bahrain that a second team has also been given the go-ahead for 2015.
“We’ve also accepted another team as well,” he said. “Whether they’ll make it or not is another story. We are happy to have another couple of teams.
“I’ve spoken to [FIA president] Jean Todt and we agreed yesterday that another two teams want to come in, we’ll let them in.”
The second entrant is believed to be a Romanian-backed team led by former-HRT boss Colin Kolles.
Whether the grid will actually expand to 13 isn’t known, as Sauber, Lotus and Caterham are all believed to be in financial difficulty.
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