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Ecclestone: Difficult to host more races in USA
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has dampened hopes of more races being held in the United States, at least in the near term, after the sport's takeover by Liberty Media. 'I think it will be difficult to get more races,' the Briton, who turns 86 next week, told Reuters at the United States Grand Prix on Friday. 'I tried in New York. The trouble with the Americans is (that) you want to do a deal with them and they want guaranteed profit before they start. I said if I knew that was going to happen, I wouldn't need you.' The sport's financial structure means promoters have to pay hefty sanctioning fees – at least $23 million in the case of the Circuit of the Americas – with...
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