Champ Car’s China date hinges on FIA approval

The reason why Champ Car's date change for the Zhuhai, China race has not been officially announced is because the move to October 28th puts it within two weeks of the F1 race in Shanghai, over 700 miles to the north. We hear Bernie Ecclestone is not happy about the race being so close to his F1 race and although the FIA does the approval, not Bernie, in reality Bernie has a huge influence over them. He is a very powerful man in the racing world.