Ecclestone Ready to Drop Australia For Russian GP

Bernie Ecclestone is determined to scratch Australia from the F1 calendar so as to make room for a Russian grand prix in the near future, according to reports.After Melbourne GP chiefs ruled out bowing to the F1 chief executive's demands for a night race beyond 2010, the British tabloid Daily Mirror claims that 77-year-old Ecclestone will now travel to St Petersburg to discuss holding a race in the Russian city in 2010.