AUSTRALIA SET TO HOST THIRD F1 RACE IN 2022

The Australian Grand Prix is scheduled to be held at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit on April 10 next year, according to a provisional 2022 calendar that will be released by the FIA and Formula 1 on Friday.

There will be a record 23 races, crammed in between the season opener in Bahrain on March 20 and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on November 20.

Formula 1 is particularly anxious to avoid conflicts with the FIFA World Cup that starts in Qatar on November 21.

Some F1 team bosses, including Toto Wolff at Mercedes and Gunther Steiner at Haas, have expressed concerns about the strain on the team members during next year’s gruelling schedule.

Wolff has even proposed that the FIA introduce a rule to mandate that the teams rotate staff.

The provisional 2022 F1 calendar:

March 20 –  Bahrain Grand Prix
March 27 – Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
April 10 – Australian Grand Prix
April 24 – Chinese Grand Prix/Italian Grand Prix (Imola)
May 8 – Miami Grand Prix
May 22 – Spanish Grand Prix
May 29 – Monaco Grand Prix
June 12 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix
June 19 – Canadian Grand Prix
July 3 – British Grand Prix
July 10 – Austrian Grand Prix
July 24 – French Grand Prix
July 31 – Hungarian Grand Prix
August 28 –  Belgian Grand Prix
September 4 – Dutch Grand Prix
September 11 – Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
September 25 – Russian Grand Prix
October 2 – Singapore Grand Prix
October 9 – Japanese Grand Prix
October 23 – United States Grand Prix
October 30 – Mexico Grand Prix
November 13-  Brazilian Grand Prix
November 20 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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