Korea ON or NO?
By Jay
September 27 2010
Bernie Ecclestone has for the first time admitted that he is unsure of the Korean GP hapenning next month.
The GP which is scheduled for end October seems would not take off, as Ecclestone said the track was inspected but not cleared yet.
“It’s not good. It should have been inspected maybe six weeks ago,” he told BBC during an interview on Sunday. “It was inspected but it wasn’t passed.”
However, surprisingly a few days back Ecclestone himself was optimistic about it, when he spoke to media before the Singapore GP, stating that he was “happy” with the Yeongam circuit.
With the title race for the driver's championship at a critical juncture, a GP less would severely hurt the chances of the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button who are trailing Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso, as every point is counted.
The initial reports from the test conducted by Karun Chandhok said the track would suit the Red Bull, and hence it would be a setback for the team and it's lead driver in championship, Mark Webber.
The Korean officials have however dismissed fears saying that they will be ready in time.
“We will have no problem in hosting the race on October 24 as we have almost completed work,” a spokesman for the organisers KAVO was quoted in a Sapa/AFP wire report on Monday.
“We will rush to complete work and FIA officials will see a complete circuit when they conduct a final inspection in two weeks,” he said.
However, the official have been saying this from the past few months, and it would be a disaster if the race doesn't take place.
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