
The organizers of the Australian Grand Prix proposed to move the start of the race to 5pm next year in order to reach a bigger audience in Europe. Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone though insisted the race will run at night to reach a bigger audience in Europe. "The race start at 5.00pm doesn't help a lot," Ecclestone said.
"It needs to be a night race," Ecclestone told Australian newspaper The Age. The start of the Australian Grand Prix will be moved from 03.30pm to 05.00pm but according to Ecclestone that won't change a lot. "It doesn't help a lot," Ecclestone said. "That's not really what we're looking for. It would be nice if the race was on at midday or 2pm for European audiences, but I guess that would mean it starting in the middle of the night in Australia."
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