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Korea and Qatar unlikely to happen - Ecclestone

Two proposed events - Korea and Qatar - are unlikely to happen according to Bernie Ecclestone, despite the former having been included on the provisional 2015 calendar. The latter meanwhile has been touted as potentially taking place in 2017 as Qatar looks to add another worldwide event to its sporting calendar alongside the World Cup and World Athletic Championships. Ecclestone has however revealed that Korea had a contract to miss just one year before returning to the calendar, therefore their addition was for contractual purposes. But with the race organisers keen to avoid the costs associated with hosting the event, it's unlikely it will actually happen. "They would rather it not...
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