Europe has future on F1 calendar - Ecclestone E-mail
Jul.8 (GMM)  Europe has a "very strong" future on the formula one calendar even though nearly half of the 17 annual grand prix events are staged abroad.
Ten years ago, there were only five grands prix outside of Europe.

In his infamous Hitler interview at the weekend, Ecclestone repeated his claim that Europe will be a "third world economy" within a decade.

But to the German newspaper Bild, he now denies Europe is set to further dwindle on his sport's annual calendar.

"We have now two races in Spain, and I am sure that we will keep having two races in Germany.  At Hockenheim and at the Nurburgring.  We are negotiating now with Hockenheim," Ecclestone revealed.

He admits that the entire sport has been affected by the global recession.

"Everybody is affected ... but formula one has been going for 60 years, most successful companies will survive," said Ecclestone.
 

2010 Calendar

RaceGrand Prix Date
1Bahrain GP 14 March
2Australian GP 28 March
3Malaysian GP 4 April
4Chinese GP 18 April
5Spanish GP 9 May
6Monaco GP 16 May
7Turkish GP 30 May
8Canadian GP 13 June
9European GP 27 June
10British GP11 July
11German GP 25 July
12Hungarian GP 1 August
13Belgian GP 29 August
14Italian GP 12 September
15Singapore GP 26 September
16Japanese GP 3 October
17Korean GP 17 October
18Abu Dhabi GP 31 October
19Brazilian GP 14 November
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1 Jenson Button89
2Sebastian Vettel75
3 Rubens Barrichello72

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1Brawn GP161
2Red Bull135,5
3McLaren71