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Ecclestone wants Africa race, pressures German GP

Formula One magnate Bernie Ecclestone says he wants to see the sport debut in Africa and has put pressure on the German Grand Prix after it was cancelled last season. In an interview with Hamburg-based newspaper Handelsblatt Ecclestone says he has had conversations about taking Formula One to Africa and is also toying with holding a second Grand Prix in America with Austin, Texas, hosting the US Grand Prix on October 23. "I would like to see a race in Africa, where we so far have never raced," said the 85-year-old. "The first conversations have already taken place and perhaps one more race in the US, let's see." After a one-year absence, Formula One racing will return...
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