F1 calendar: Formula One season to open in Bahrain after Australian and Chinese GP postponed | Racing News – Times of India

LONDON: Formula One postponed the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix on Tuesday due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with Bahrain now set to open the season on March 28.
Italy’s Imola circuit was added to the 23-spherical calendar because the second race on April 18, with the third slot on May 2 nonetheless to be confirmed however anticipated to be stuffed 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 mentioned it might be slotted in if circumstances allowed and one other race dropped off. The calendar is not going to stretch past 23 races.
Both the Australian and Chinese races had been cancelled solely final 12 months because the pandemic ripped up the sporting calendar, with the season diminished to 17 grands prix in Europe and the Middle East.

“We are pleased to confirm that the number of races planned for the season remains unchanged,” mentioned Formula One’s new chief government Stefano Domenicali in a press release.
“The global pandemic has not yet allowed life to return to normal, but we showed in 2020 that we can race safely as the first international sport to return and we have the experience and plans in place to deliver on our season.
“It is nice information that we’ve 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 resolution to race there in 2021 if one thing modifications.”