Doubts hover over Korean GP
"It's not good," said Ecclestone, speaking in Singapore. "It should have been inspected maybe six weeks ago, which it was, but it wasn't passed.
"We normally have a 90-day check before a race and now we are sort of putting this off. It's quite dangerous what we've done actually.
"I mean, it's a case of 'do we cancel the race or not?' They say it is all going to be okay, so we hope they are right."
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has expressed his concerns regarding the race, in particular as it would be detrimental to his drivers' chances of winning the title.
Following today's grand prix in which Jenson Button finished fourth and Lewis Hamilton retired for the second successive race, the duo are now 20 and 25 points behind championship leader Mark Webber.
"We would like 100 points and four races, but from what we hear there are a lot of concerns," said Whitmarsh.
"Bernie and the Koreans will work on that, and we will concentrate on going to Suzuka and maximising the points."
"I had a chat with him (Ecclestone) earlier, and he now seems pretty confident.
"We were there a few weeks ago and they were well on course with it, so we're pretty confident."
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