Bernie Ecclestone has said that he thinks Lewis Hamilton is still the clear favourite to win the 2017 world championship, GMM F1 reported.

Bernie Ecclestone is set to step down as head of Formula One this week amid a broader boardroom reshuffle orchestrated by the motorsport's new owner, Baddgoddess reported.

Chief Executive Director of the Formula 1 Group, Bernie Ecclestone and President of Azerbaijan Automobile Federation, Anar Alakbarov watched closely the preparations underway for the V1 Challenge Azerbaijan.

Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone and Azerbaijan's Youth and Sport Minister Azad Rahimov has unveiled the layout of the exciting new Baku European Grand Prix street circuit in Baku on October 7.

Azerbaijan, the country that is establishing itself on the world sporting stage, has completed a deal to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix in the capital city of Baku in 2016.

Bernie Ecclestone, President and CEO of Formula One Management, has revealed that a Grand Prix in Azerbaijan will be added to the Formula One calendar in 2016, Forbes magazine reported.

One of the stages of Grand Prix of Formula One race will be held in Azerbaijan in autumn 2015. Thus, Azerbaijan will become the second country in the former Soviet Union - after Russia - to host this world-famous motor race.

Speed ​​fans may soon enjoy the incredible show, which will be held in Azerbaijan!