Two contenders for a place on future F1 calendars have given conflicting progress reports as speculation mounts following Bernie Ecclestone's claim that next year could see as many as 22 races on the schedule. The gap in the 2013 calendar caused by the late cancellation of the inaugural event on the shores of the Hudson River in New Jersey has yet to be filled, leaving a 19-stop schedule for the teams, but Ecclestone is confident, not only that the second American event will be back on the agenda in 2014, it can be joined by at least one other that, with Russia also stepping up, will expand the F1 year. Organisers of the New Jersey race are backing Ecclestone's optimism with positive...
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