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Iconic track reprieved as F1's 2023 races revealed - CtrlF.XYZ

Iconic track reprieved as F1's 2023 races revealed

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The FIA has dropped its jam-packed calendar for the 2023 Formula 1 satellite title with a record-breaking 24 races headlining the announcement.

With 2 further races connected apical of this year's unparalleled fixture, adjacent play is acceptable to beryllium the longest, and astir demanding, docket successful the sport's history.

Opening successful Bahrain connected March 5 and culminating successful Abu Dhabi connected November 26 adjacent year, the F1 paddock volition undertake 24 races successful 38 weeks - ensuring a contention play is held each 1 to 2 weeks with the accepted summertime interruption occurring successful August.

The Australian Grand Prix successful Melbourne volition erstwhile again slot successful arsenic the 3rd contention of the season, with lights retired connected April 2.

Other features of the calendar see a instrumentality to racing successful Shanghai for the archetypal clip since 2019, with the Chinese Grand Prix brought back. Having acted arsenic a stand-in contention during the COVID-19 disrupted 2021 season, the Qatar Grand Prix astatine Losail volition besides marque a comeback arsenic portion of the country's 10-year deal aft this year's FIFA World Cup.

The highly-awaited Las Vegas Grand Prix is provisionally acceptable for a Saturday nighttime race - marking conscionable the 4th clip a contention has been tally connected a Saturday alternatively of the accustomed Sunday commencement time.

The impermanent thoroughfare circuit astir Sin City is inactive taxable to "homologation", oregon authoritative support of the by FIA.

Alongside the announcement, Formula 1 besides confirmed a caller declaration that volition spot the iconic Monaco Grand Prix stay connected the calendar until 2025.

F1's American influx has enactment several classical venues astir the satellite astatine hazard of losing their races with galore long-standing venues entering the last twelvemonth of their tenures successful 2022.

Spa volition besides clasp its spot - dissimilar the French Grand Prix, which has been axed - but whitethorn look a small antithetic arsenic the Belgium Grand Prix runs alongside the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The FIA has since confirmed that lawsuit organisers person been "mindful" of the timing of some races.

However, immoderate blowback to the calendar has surfaced with the lack of a contention successful Africa.

With races present occurring crossed Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia, fans person agelong pointed retired it's hard to assertion to tally a 'world championship' without involving Africa.

A revival of the South African Grand Prix astatine the Kyalami circuit, which past appeared connected the calendar successful 1993, has been agelong been discussed but volition not eventuate adjacent year.

The docket has besides attracted disapproval for its logistics and planetary question requirements, considering F1's program to go c neutral by 2030 with a regionalised calendar.

SCHEDULE FOR THE 2022 FORMULA ONE SEASON

March 5: Bahrain, Sakhir

March 19: Saudi Arabia, Jeddah

April 2: Australia, Melbourne

April 16: China, Shanghai

April 30: Azerbaijan, Baku

May 7: Miami, Miami

May 21: Emilia Romagna, Imola

May 28: Monaco, Monaco

June 4: Spain, Barcelona

June 18: Canada, Montreal

July 2: Austria, Spielberg

July 9: United Kingdom, Silverstone

July 23: Hungary, Budapest

July 30: Belgium, Spa

August 27: Netherlands, Zandvoort

September 3: Italy, Monza

September 17: Singapore, Singapore

September 24: Japan, Suzuka

October 8: Qatar, Losail

October 22: United States, Austin

October 29: Mexico, Mexico City

November 5: Brazil, Sao Paulo

November 18: Las Vegas, Las Vegas*

November 26: Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina

* Subject to FIA circuit approval

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