The on-again, off-again saga of the planned New Jersey Formula One race has taken another turn.

Bernie Ecclestone, the head of F1, said in a telephone interview Tuesday that New Jersey's F1 debut won't happen in 2014, as had been hoped. Ecclestone said the New Jersey race will be postponed "for lots and lots and lots of reasons."

"We are not satisfied it's going to happen in time," he said. "What we're aiming for is 2015."

Race promoter Leo Hindery Jr. didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.

Ecclestone's statement comes on the eve of a Paris meeting of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Motor Sport Council, which controls F1. The official 2014 schedule is expected to be announced following the meeting Wednesday.