Ecclestone sees Singapore as a year-ending race

Any future Singapore Grand Prix is likely to take place at the opposite end of the calendar to Malaysia, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said. "With the Singapore race, there will be even more interest in the region," Ecclestone told Malaysia's New...

Any future Singapore Grand Prix is likely to take place at the opposite end of the calendar to Malaysia, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said.

"With the Singapore race, there will be even more interest in the region," Ecclestone told Malaysia's New Straits Times newspaper.

"The Malaysian GP would probably remain at the beginning of the season, while the Singapore race will probably be at the end," he added.

Singapore is keen to join neighbours Malaysia on the calendar with a proposal to stage a street race at night, a first for the sport, and there had been some previous speculation that the two events could be paired.

A decision on Singapore is expected to be made after today's Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang circuit, which first hosted a race in 1999 and extended the contract for a further five years in 2006.

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