Bernie Ecclestone says a Formula 1 race could be held on the streets of Las Vegas in the future.
Ecclestone has long seen the United States as a key market for the sport and, while a popular event has been held in Austin since 2012, plans for a race in New Jersey have not yet come to fruition.
But Ecclestone has now claimed that Las Vegas is keen to host a Grand Prix, based around The Strip.
“[Las] Vegas say they are ready to go and it would be on The Strip for sure,” Ecclestone told The Independent,before adding a cautious note: “In the end there’s a million countries that would like to have an F1 race but they can’t afford it.”
With Mexico returning to the sport in 2015 and Azerbaijan set to host the European Grand Prix in 2016, Ecclestone reckons it is likely that the calendar will expand to record length, rather than a race being dropped to accommodate the extra additions.
“It is more likely that it [the calendar] will go over 20 [races] with Baku than we lose a race,” he said.
