F1 owners interested in adding more races
MOTORSPORT: Just when it looked as though the Formula One calendar couldn't get any bigger, its new owners will look to expand the number of races in 2017.
Formula One has a record-equalling 21 races this season - with the last in Abu Dhabi to come - but Liberty Media chief executive Greg Maffei told investors at a conference there was room for more.
"There is a general line of interest if you increase the number of races to a point. The FIA (the International Automobile Federation, which governs the sport) makes more money, the teams make more money, we make more money,” he said.
"Obviously there is a limit on how much you can do, just getting the cars around the world, but I think we can expect to grow the amount of races to a mild degree.”
Maffei said there were opportunities to expand in Latin America, Asia and the United States.
"I particularly like the idea of a night race in Las Vegas,” he said.
The future of South America's only current grand prix in Brazil is also uncertain due to the country's economic crisis.
