Italy’s Imola circuit was added to the 23-round calendar because the second race on April 18, with the third slot on Might 2 nonetheless to be confirmed however anticipated to be crammed by Portugal’s Algarve circuit.
Australia was given a brand new date of November 21 for the race in Melbourne.
China was not listed on the revised calendar however Formula One sources stated it might be slotted in if circumstances allowed and one other race dropped off. The calendar won’t stretch past 23 races.
Each the Australian and Chinese races have been cancelled solely final yr because the pandemic ripped up the sporting calendar, with the season diminished to 17 grands prix in Europe and the Center East.
2021 CALENDAR UPDATE🇧🇠Season begins in Bahrain 26-28 Mar🇦🇺 Australia strikes to 19-21 Nov🇮🇹 Imola returns 16-18… https://t.co/oLo5cMbp4b
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“We’re happy to affirm that the variety of races deliberate for the season stays unchanged,” stated Formula One’s new chief govt Stefano Domenicali in an announcement.
“The worldwide pandemic has not but allowed life to return to regular, however we confirmed in 2020 that we will race safely as the primary worldwide sport to return and we’ve got the expertise and plans in place to ship on our season.
“It’s nice information that we’ve got already been ready to agree a rescheduled date for the Australian Grand Prix in November and are persevering with to work with our Chinese colleagues to discover a answer to race there in 2021 if one thing adjustments.”