Ecclestone Keen On Night-time Grand Prix

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is keen to turn one of the Grands Prix held in Asia
into a night race.

Ecclestone, who has been adding a number of Asian-based races to the F1
calendar in recent years, believes that a night race would attract bigger TV
audiences as it would coincide with a daytime broadcast in Europe as opposed to
the early hours of the morning.

He stated: ‘It would be ideal for Asia, since it would be the right time
difference to be broadcast in Europe. It would also be very spectacular, it all
depends of course on the circuit.’

Ecclestone also reiterated his long-held desire to extend the calendar from
17 to 20 Grands Prix.

He said he could ‘easily imagine’ Mexico, India, Russia holding races, with
South Korea earmarked as another Asian venue to be added.