Bernie Ecclestone remains sanguine over Grand Prix in Delhi

Delhi's hosting of the Commonwealth Games has been brought into sharp focus these past few days, in particular due to the condition of the facilities in the athletes' village.

This week, 23 people were injured after a footbridge to the main Jawaharlal Nehru stadium collapsed, whilst part of a ceiling at a weightlifting sports venue also fell in the day after. Concerns over stadium safety and security have also been aired, notably after two Taiwanese tourists were injured when gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a bus in Delhi.

With the Grand Prix due to take place in Greater Noida on the outskirts of the city on 30 October next year, there are concerns the venue - as with many for the Commonwealth Games - will not be ready.

Asked if he was worried, speaking at the Marina Bay street circuit in Singapore, Ecclestone said: "No, it is a different organisation altogether, completely different so I have no worries at all." When it was put to Ecclestone the Games organisers were making a shambles of their event, he replied: "The people who, as you say, are making a shambles, are not the people who are dealing with us for the race."