Grapevine: Williams would like to see Qatar GP

Speaking during the Aspire4Sport conference in Doha, the team principal told the Gulf Times that the Losail venue, which currently hosts MotoGP's season-opener and the category's only night race, could easily be adapted to put on an F1 grand prix.

"I would love to see a race in Qatar because of our involvement here," he said, referring to Williams's recent announcement that it is to build a technology centre in the country. "In my humble opinion, the Losail circuit is admirably suited for an F1 race."

Rubens Barrichello, who accompanied Williams to the conference, added: "I have driven here for filming in the past and found the track to be very favourable. Quite honestly, we could have a race over here."

With the 2011 season featuring the largest calendar in the sport's history - visiting 20 venues - Williams added that he believed F1 was reaching its limit to how many races can be staged in a season: "I would love to see more races, but I don't think we could ever have more than 22 without compromising the preparations and driver safety."