In 2016, the Qatar GP is promised
Qatar could be included in the Formula 1 racing calendar for the 2016 season. Negotiations between the organizers and Bernie Eccleston have already reached a high level. The organizers have expressed a desire to host a race in the highest class of motorsport, but the decision depends in part on Bahrain, which could in some way veto another race to be held in that part of the world besides theirs and Abu Dhabi . However, Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Attiyah, president of the Qatar Motorsports Federation and vice president of the FIA, insists there is a possibility of signing a contract for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. He says: "We have completed all steps and only a few details separate us from signing." It is not yet clear whether the race would take place on the Losail International Circuit, which would have to obtain a license to host F1, or whether