Red Bull looked set to begin the season in spectacular style at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday with Sebastian Vettel tracking eventual winner, Brawn GP's Jenson Button, for the vast majority of the race.
Should the Indian GP organisers meet the demands of Formula One Management (FOM), the race would become the fifth new venue to be added to the calendar in recent months.
After a three-year absence, the U.S. GP is back at a new circuit build outside Austin after an on-off agreement was finally settled and race fees were paid to Ecclestone's company.