Eastern Creek's potential for Formula One events

The Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) has commissioned British-based Apex Circuit Design Ltd, a company responsible for major motor sports developments in the Middle East, to carry out a $350,000 feasibility study of the Eastern Creek International Raceway complex as a potential Formula One circuit. The contract for the race, at Albert Park, in Victoria, is due to expire in 2010. The study is expected to be completed in the second half of 2008. The ARDC holds a long-term lease on the 90-hectare complex from the NSW State Government.