Ecclestone says F1 planning street circuit race in Azerbaijan next year

The Chief Executive of Formula One Bernie Ecclestone has said that they are looking to have a race in Azerbaijan, Baku's capital, in 2015.

Ecclestone has reportedly said that they are planning to look to see if they can have a street circuit race in the capital of Baku for next year.

According to the BBC, Ecclestone said that India would not be on for next year's Grand Prix, as the tax problems with the country's authorities have not been overcome yet.

Ecclestone also added that they were not considering South Korea, which was also dropped from this year's schedule, for next year but maybe they would consider both India and South Korea for 2016's Grand Prix, the report mentioned.

Although no details were confirmed Ecclestone said that talks related to the Azerbaijan race would be conducted and though it would not 'particularly be straightforward' but it would be a 'street circuit'.

Russia has been reportedly added as this year's new venue with their circuit threading through the Olympic Park in Sochi despite international tension over the situation in Ukraine.