Ecclestone “certain” US race will go ahead

28 January 2016 by    1 min read

The US Grand Prix will go ahead this season despite doubts over the sanctioning fee, says Bernie Ecclestone.

The race, which has been on the calendar since 2012, suffered poor attendances last season and has not yet paid the fee.

The track will receive 20% less in state funding and is apparently not keen to pay a high fee.

“The state funding depends on the amount of people that attend the race," Ecclestone told BBC Sport.

"As it rained and a lot of people didn't turn up, their funding went down."

However, he F1 boss has “no doubts” the issue will be sorted and the 2016 season will be the longest in history at 21 races.

Races in the US have a chequered history and Ecclestone will be desperate to regain the support of Texas locals.

The USA is a key market for F1 and it has yet to conquer it.

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