Bernie Ecclestone News
Ecclestone's wife Fabiana Flosi, 44, has given birth to a baby boy and his name is Ace.
A minimum of eight races are needed for a championship season to be deemed valid and there are only 14 races left now.
Ecclestone's wife Fabiana Flosi is expecting a son in July.
Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne has threatened his team could quit if F1`s American owners follow through on plans for simpler engines and a redistribution of prize money after contracts expire in 2020.
A Formula One race in Vietnam could be on the calendar by 2020, according to the sport`s former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
The current logo was introduced in 1987 when former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone, now 87, was in charge.
In an interview with talkSPORT radio broadcast on Friday, the flamboyant liquor and aviation tycoon said he remained in for the long haul despite his legal problems with the Indian government.
Mallya, being pursued by Indian authorities over unpaid loans tied to his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, was arrested in London in April and is due in court next week for an extradition hearing.
Carey succeeded Ecclestone in January after Liberty Media's $8.3 billion takeover of F1.
This year will witness the last Malaysian Grand Prix for the foreseeable future, with the race disappearing from the calendar a year earlier than planned after a combination of low attendances and high fees.
Hamilton said on Wednesday that technical changes caused by wider, bigger and faster cars could actually decrease rather than increase the amount of overtaking that Formula One fans so enjoy.
Liberty Media president and CEO Greg Maffei said Carey, 62, would lead the business from now on and thanked Ecclestone for his "tremendous success" in transforming Formula One into a $1 billion business.
The Italian Grand Prix was first held at Monza in 1921 and is the oldest race on the calendar.
Ecclestone has described Formula One`s first night race, which started in 2008 and snakes past Singapore landmarks, as a "crown jewel" of the sport.
Ticket sales have dropped in Malaysia as well, with TV viewership the lowest this year. Authorities and organisers of the Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix are considering halting the race after the contract ends in 2018.
Last year, Hamilton had already won the title and his focus was elsewhere. This time he comes on the back of two successive wins and, like Rosberg, seeking a hat-trick.
Nico Rosberg shrugged off Formula One ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone`s reported comment that a world title for the German would be "bad for business", preferring instead to focus on capturing the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday.
Bernie Ecclestone endorses move to build walls on racetrack corners in a bid to increase risk factor
Ecclestone said Formula One`s street races in Baku, Monaco and Singapore, with walls and metal fences, concentrated the minds and the racing was still good.
Germany remains uncertain due to Hockenheim`s stated reluctance to host a grand prix other than in alternate years.
Ecclestone was equivocal when asked whether he had been engaged for another years, answering: "Let`s see, let`s see..
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