Ecclestone now declare the Korean Grand Prix "is on"

Oct.09 (GMM) Following expressing worries regarding the opening event less than two weeks ago, Bernie Ecclestone now declare the Korean Grand Prix "is on". The FIA's Charlie Whiting is due to tour the Yeongam venue the day after Sunday's Japanese GP, but F1 chief executive Ecclestone said the circuit "will pass the inspection" and host the race in two weeks."They had problems but they have done wonders in the last few weeks," the Briton, who is not in Japan this weekend, is quoted by the Daily Express."I've been in touch; I've seen photographs and the top layer of the track has been laid. They will pass the inspection," added Ecclestone.The newspaper...

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Korea to complete track day before FIA inspection

Oct.05 (GMM) The Korean new International racing circuit is almost complete, an official of the Yeongam venue has revealed. Rumor has dogged the opening event due to construction delays and an unusually late FIA inspection scheduled for the day after Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix -- just 11 days prior to opening practice in Korea.But race organiser KAVO's communication boss Kim Jae-ho has revealed to the Korea Times newspaper that construction "is now 98 to 99 per cent complete". The last crucial element is the top layer of surface asphalt, with other less important things likely to go unfinished."The inspection team may put first priority on...

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Korea: Circuit will be finished before inspection

Organisers of the upcoming inaugural Korean Grand Prix have told GPUpdate.net that the circuit will be completed by the time of its final FIA inspection on Monday 11 October. The response follows worries expressed by Formula 1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone in Singapore on Sunday.With Ecclestone having claimed that there are ‘dangerous concerns’ over the Yeongam race which is scheduled for the weekend of 23-24 October, its final FIA examination has been delayed although Korea Auto Valley Operation (KAVO) is confident that its results will prove positive.“KAVO heard Mr. Ecclestone's comments in the news and we recognise that he worries about the completion of circuit more than we thought,” a KAVO spokesperson explained to GPUpdate.net on Thursday afternoon.“However, the circuit...

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