Mosley confident of Spa return

The Spa-Francorchamps race, scheduled for September 17, was dropped from the calendar after being in doubt for several weeks because of problems over who would promote it.

Organisers said they were confident the race would return in 2007.

That view is shared by Mosley, who believes Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone will promote the race himself to secure the return of one of Formula One's classic events.

"I think it is a good example of Bernie, because we have had nothing to do with it," said Mosley on Tuesday.

"But I think he is going to take on the whole financial risk of the place and probably run it, by his standards uneconomically, but I think everyone realises that we have got to have it on the calendar. It is a great, classic event."

When asked if he was confident Spa would return to the calendar, Mosley said: "Yes, I would be very surprised if it doesn't work out."

Following the cancellation of the Belgian race, rumours have emerged claiming the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim was also in danger due to a large debt, although Mosley said he had not heard anything from the organisers themselves.

German organisers are considering hosting a single Grand Prix in alternate years to secure their financial futures.

Mosley said if that happened, India would be the country most likely to take the remaining slot.

"I think if they did join forces so we freed up a slot, that is much more likely to be outside Europe because there are some very interesting places being looked at now," he said.

"It would be very logical to have a Grand Prix in India now because with Indian and China you are getting on for half the world's population and even now the number of equivalent middle-class people in India is enormous, like China, but there are an awful lot of poor people as well."