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Ecclestone confirms only 19 races for 2013

By Editor on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed that F1′s 2013 schedule will feature only 19 rounds. Until New Jersey's demise, this year's calendar was set to have twenty grands prix. Ecclestone, the F1 chief executive, opened up the twentieth slot to a potential new European venue, but he said on Tuesday that he could not now fill it 'at this late stage'. '(I'm) disappointed it (the 20th race) didn't happen,' he said in Dubai on Tuesday, where he announced the airline Emirates as a major new F1 sponsor. '(But) you can't suddenly slot it in.' However, the 82-year-old Briton was quoted by the Gulf News as saying 20 is the ideal number for future F1...
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