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Bernie Ecclestone 'struggling' to seal Las Vegas race deal

Bernie Ecclestone has admitted that he is struggling to get a Las Vegas Grand Prix off the ground, despite the organisers having a contract to host Formula 1. The 85-year-old is keen to see more races in the United States alongside the existing race in Austin, Texas. However a deal to host a street race near New York fell through and plans to return to Long Beach also failed to materalise. Ecclestone recently revealed that organisers hoping to host a race in Las Vegas held a valid contract, but there remained an issue with the exact location of the race, with Ecclestone keen to see The Strip a feature of the layout. 'We are struggling a little bit, yeah,' he told reporters in Russia...
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