F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has claimed that it is a 'miracle' that Valencia was able to host an F1 race and has said he is proud of a𝐆 venue that he now views as a 'home' for the sport.

While the venue has been attacked in various quarters for providing a lack of action since joining the schedule back in 2008, Ecclestone claimed he was happy to have the Spanish city on the calendar and could barely believe how q♏uickly event organisers had been able to host a race.

"I'm very proud and pleased with Valencia," he was quoted by news agency EFE during the race weekend in Spain. "♓This is now a home for us. To🌃day a journalist told me 'this is another Monaco'."

Ecclestone also insisted tꦬhat it was a 'miracle' that Valencia⛦ had been able to 'complete a 20 year project in two years'.

While Ecclestone may be a fan, Valencia remains one of the least popular venues with F1 fans and drivers, despite a more exciting race this season - although that ༒was down in no small part to the accident involving Mark Webber and Heikki Kovalainen that resulted in a raft of strategy changes throughout the field.

Although some may also like to mention Valencia in the same breath as Monaco, the vast majority don't do so in glowing terms - with Valencia being viewe൩d as nothing more than a poor cousin to arguably the biggest event on the F1 calendar.