F1: Ecclestone Surveys London Olympic Site

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F1: Ecclestone Surveys London Olympic Site

Bernie Ecclestone has played down the chances of turning London’s Olympic Park into a F1 circuit...

Adam Cooper | http://www.speedtv.com | Posted August 04, 2012 Balen (BEL)

Bernie Ecclestone remains in negotiations with Nurburgring officials about the German circuit's Formula One future. (Photo: Getty Images)

Bernie Ecclestone was at London’s Olympic Park on Saturday, and reportedly checked out several sporting venues.

Ecclestone, who also visited the site during the construction phase, hosted IOC boss Jacques Rogge at the recent British GP.

A little known company called Intelligent Transport Services is involved with a bid to turn the London site into a F1 circuit, which is also the plan for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics venue in Russia.

However, Ecclestone has played down the chances of it happening.

“It's surprising how many people have come out. It's good,” he told Reuters. “I'm sure we'd get big crowds.

“It depends on the circuit. At the moment, we are just looking at that. Somebody is looking about going into the center of the arena and out again, so whether that is going happen or not, we'll have a look and see.”

Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.