Bernie Ecclestone is determined to see the Korean GP go ahead as scheduled in October - even if it means putting up "tents."
This past weekend, Karun Chandhok put in the first laps of the Yeongam circuit in South Korea, using a Red Bull racer for the demonstration run.
And although the Indian driver declared that "the garages and team buildings look pretty much finished", reports claim several buildings and grandstands are still nothing but 'shells.'
Added to that, German newspaper Bild am Sonntag also revealed the run-off areas have not yet been paved.
But despite the venue being incomplete just a month and a half before the grand prix is scheduled to take place, Ecclestone is positive F1 will have a Korean Grand Prix this season.
"There are problems," the F1 supremo told the German publication, "but we assume that the race will take place.
"The track is certainly ready but perhaps not all the buildings."
He added, hopefully as a joke: "We may just have to put up a few tents."
But while Ecclestone may want the race to take place as planned, it's the FIA who will have the final say with a track inspection of the Yeongam circuit set to take place on September 21.
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