Announcement ... Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone said a US team is likely to be admitted next season. Picture: AFP Source: MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
FORMULA One commercial chief Bernie Ecclestone says a US-backed team headed by Gene Haas is among two new teams the sport is likely to admit next season.
Speaking on Sunday ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Ecclestone said he had held discussions with the sport's governing body, the FIA, and there was agreement about expanding the grid next season.
"They will be accepted, and we've also accepted another team as well, although whether they'll make it or not is another story," Ecclestone said when asked about a possible Haas entry.
"I've spoken to (FIA President) Jean Todt and we agreed yesterday."
The initial deadline for a decision on new 2015 entries expired at the end of February, but an agreement between Ecclestone and the FIA would likely be able to override that deadline.
The new entries may replace existing teams rather than add to the grid, as several of the current F1 teams continue to struggle financially in the exorbitantly expensive sport.
The other 2015 bidder is believed to be an Eastern Europe-based entry backed by Colin Kolles, who formerly was at defunct teams HRT, Midland and Spyker.
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