Bernie Ecclestone has admitted that Formula One Management (FOM) will be looking at dropping some of the current races as they look to put New York and Russia on the calendar.
The F1 boss, now 79, has eyed up three sites outside the New York district of Manhattan whilst Moscow, home to over 10 million people, and the world’s seventh largest city, has been shortlisted as a possible site for a Russian race.
After spending years talking about a possible 20-plus race calendar, Ecclestone has admitted that the sport will review its “more traditional” European hosts, such as the races in Valencia and Barcelona – both in Spain.
“We’re going to lose some races for sure, there are some races we can afford to lose without too much problem,” he said. “I’ve spoken to the countries to see what we can come up with.”
Ecclestone did, however, stress that fans should not panic at the prospect of losing some races, races such as Silverstone, Monaco, Spa and Monza should all be safe.
