Bernie Ecclestone has given his personal assurance that Rome is not set to replace historic Monza on the Formula 1 calendar.
Ecclestone suggested earlier this week that a street race around Italy's capital is set to join the World Championship in 2013 – sparking fears that the long-time Italian Grand Prix of Monza could lose its place on the schedule, but F1's commercial boss reportedly assured the president of Italy's motorsport sanctioning club that this will not happen.
"Don't worry: the Grand Prix of Italy is staying at Monza," Enrico Gelpi, president of the ACI, told Italy's Il Messaggero.