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<b>QATAR RACE CANNED: </b> Bernie Ecclestone has apparently changed his mind about a future F1 race in Qatar. <em> Image: AFP / Greg Baker </em>
MANAMA, Bahrain - Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has put plans for a grand prix in Qatar on the back burner.
The country's highest ranking motor racing official said in February: "We are about to sign contracts to organise a Formula 1 race" in 2016 or 2017.
That was despite Ecclestone earlier saying he could not organise a Qatari race unless organisers in nearby Bahrain agreed.
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