Ecclestone's latest statement provide some positive news for Formula One in Southeast Asia, after neighbouring Malaysia confirmed it was dropping its grand prix after 2018. He claimed his initial comments had been taken "in a funny way" by a German auto magazine which quoted him as saying that Singapore no longer wanted to host Formula One.
LETA jau vēstīja, ka Malaizija ekonomisko problēmu un skatītāju skaita samazināšanās dēļ pēc 2018.gada nerīkos F-1 pasaules čempionāta posmus, bet F-1 pasaules čempionāta rīkotājs Bērnijs Eklstouns Vācijas medijiem atklāja, ka arī Singapūra vairs nevēloties organizēt sacensības.