No South Africa stop, two Saturday races

SPORTSAREENA.comJuly 6, 2023

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Formula One on Wednesday introduced a 24-race-schedule for the 2024 season opening with two that will probably be raced on Saturdays.

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The Bahrain and Saudi Arabia races will probably be held on Saturdays to accommodate Ramadan.

Formula One will hope for higher luck subsequent yr as they’d scheduled a file 24 races this season, however China was cancelled in April on account of Covid restrictions.

The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Italy was to be hosted in Imola however needed to be referred to as off days earlier than the race after extreme flooding hit the area.

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Both are on the calendar for subsequent yr when the season will begin in February and finish in December.

The Belgian Grand Prix on the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit, as soon as threatened by the emergence of recent, extra profitable, venues, has been retained.

Formula One additionally shuffled a number of races because it moved to what it referred to as “towards greater calendar regionalisation, reducing logistical burdens and making the season more sustainable.”

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Japan has been introduced ahead to April and Azerbaijan shifted again to September with Qatar moved to simply earlier than the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi in early December.

“This calendar creates a better flow of races in certain regions,” mentioned Formula One on its website, earlier than including it was “being realistic to the fact that as a world championship, with climatic and contractual constraints, there will always be travel required that cannot be completely regionalised.”

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