Germany kept on the F1 calendar

The F1 calendar has experienced some twists and turns. For several months, the trend suggested that F1 would go to the United States for a second time, with a race in the streets of Miami. However, the project fell through due to administrative constraints.

Conversely, while it was initially expected that Germany would make only a temporary return in 2018, it has just secured a new spot for next year. The main reason is that spectators turned out in large numbers and filled the stands, especially on race day. But more importantly, Mercedes leveraged its full influence to keep its national event and thus becomes the title sponsor of the race, something it had always opposed during the Bernie Ecclestone era.

The German manufacturer is not the only one to inject money into its event, as Honda will do the same with Suzuka so that the Japanese Grand Prix celebrates its 30th edition. The engine manufacturer’s support is even less of a surprise since it is the owner of the circuit. It has therefore been decided to extend the event’s contract until 2021.

The 2019 season will also be marked by the 1,000th Grand Prix in the history of the sport. There was a time when moving the Silverstone date forward was considered so that F1 could celebrate this event where it all began on May 13, 1950. However, this would have meant finding a date in April, a period when English weather can hold some very unpleasant surprises. Therefore, it is Shanghai, moved to third place instead of Bahrain, that will have the honor of celebrating this milestone in the history of the sport.

There will therefore also be exactly the same events as this season. But he has decided to give up the crazy sequence of three races in three weeks, between France and England, which had been caused by the Football World Cup.

To do this, it was decided to move the start of the season forward by a week, with the Australian Grand Prix taking place as early as March 17. It was also decided to push Abu Dhabi back by a week, which is now on December 1. Therefore, a F1 season has never been this long.

With the participation of www.racingbusiness.fr