The Olympic flame shimmers in the fading evening light during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012.
The Olympic flame shimmers in the fading evening light during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Martin Meissner, Associated Press

By Associated Press

LONDON — Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone isn't so sure about staging races at London's Olympic Stadium after the games.

A group working in conjunction with F1 is one of four bidders being considered as future tenants for the east London venue.

But Ecclestone says he would prefer to stage a London Grand Prix in addition to Silverstone's British GP through the center of the capital past the iconic sights.

Touring the Olympic Park on Saturday, Ecclestone said: "I'd rather (have a race) where we originally planned in central London ... it's a project we are going to try to make happen."

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Ecclestone, though, will still discuss the feasibility of a race around the Olympic Park, with Intelligent Transport Services leading the project.

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