Formula 1 is closing on a return to both Portugal’s Algarve circuit and Imola in Italy this year as the pandemic puts multiple early-season fly-away races in jeopardy.
2021 F1 calendar articles articles archive
2021 F1 calendar articles
Start of 2021 F1 season likely to be delayed amid doubt over Australian GP
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe Australian Grand Prix is likely to be postponed due to concerns over Covid-19, forcing a delay to the start of the 2021 F1 season.
Imola is frontrunner to fill vacant slot on 2021 F1 calendar
2021 F1 calendar
Posted onThe Imola circuit, which held its first F1 race for 14 years in 2020, is emerging as the frontrunner to fill the empty slot on next year’s calendar.
Interlagos to hold renamed Sao Paulo Grand Prix for next five years
2021 F1 calendar
Posted onFormula 1 has confirmed Brazil’s round of the world championship will return to the calendar at the same venue but under a new name.
Which track should fill the empty slot on F1’s 2021 calendar?
Debates and Polls
Posted onFormula 1 will visit 23 different circuits next year, but one of them hasn’t been chosen yet. Which track would you add to the 2021 calendar?
As Saudi Arabia joins 2021 calendar, Hamilton urges F1 not to ignore human rights
2020 F1 season
Posted on“Human rights should be equal for everyone and we’re going to all these countries where that is an issue” said Lewis Hamilton after F1 announced a new race in Saudi Arabia.
Liberty planning 24-race F1 calendars with some events rotating
2020 F1 season
Posted onLiberty Media intends to continue adding more events to the Formula 1 schedule and rotate between some venues in coming seasons.
Saudi Arabia eager for W Series support event at its 2021 F1 race
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Saudi Arabian Grand Prix promoter says it “would love” to include all-women’s championship W Series as a support event at its inaugural Formula 1 race next year.
Saudi Arabian GP promoter appoints Tilke to design “exciting” Jeddah street circuit
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe promoters of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix have appointed long-time F1 track architect Hermann Tilke to design the track which will hold their race next year.
Interlagos closing on new five-year F1 race deal
2021 F1 calendar
Posted onThe Brazilian Grand Prix could remain at Interlagos for the foreseeable future as the circuit is closing on a new, five-year deal to host the race.
W Series to support eight F1 races in new partnership for 2021
W Series
Posted onW Series, the junior formula for women racers which held its first and only championship last year, will hold events at more than a third of rounds on the 2021 F1 calendar.
F2 to race at Jeddah, F3 adds Austin in split 2021 calendars
Formula 2
Posted onFormula 2 and Formula 3 have confirmed their schedules for next year, which will take place alongside separate rounds of the 2021 F1 calendar.
F1 confirms record 23-race calendar for 2021 but no race in Vietnam
2021 F1 calendar
Posted onFormula 1 has revealed a draft calendar featuring a record-breaking 23 races for next year’s championship, but Vietnam does not feature and the venue for one of the events has not been confirmed.
Vietnam absent on draft 2021 F1 calendar but Interlagos and Catalunya expected to return
2021 F1 calendar
Posted onVietnam’s race does not appear on the draft 2021 F1 calendar but Interlagos has secured a place despite competition from a rival project in Rio de Janeiro, RaceFans understands.
Why two-day race weekends won’t ease the strain of a 23-race calendar
2021 F1 calendar
Posted onThe 2021 F1 calendar is expected to feature a record-breaking 23 races. But the sport’s experiment with two-day race weekends is unlikely to ease the burden on staff.
Can F1’s controversial Saudi Arabian race really be a ‘positive force’?
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe addition of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to the 2021 F1 calendar has prompted criticism over the regime’s human rights record.
Official: Saudi Arabia to hold first F1 race in 2021
2021 F1 calendar
Posted onFormula 1’s long-rumoured first race in Saudi Arabia has been officially confirmed. A night race through the streets of Jeddah will take place in November 2021.
Team bosses hope F1 can “bring positivity” with race in Saudi Arabia
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 faces criticism for its planned race in Saubi Arabia but Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto believes it can be a “vector of positivity”.
Draft 2021 F1 calendar presented to teams with 23 races
2021 F1 calendar
Posted onA draft 2021 F1 calendar with 23 races was presented to teams at yesterday’s meeting of the Formula 1 Commission, RaceFans understands.
Australian GP promoter insists it will hold first F1 race of 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe Australian Grand Prix promoter insists it will hold the season-opening F1 race of 2021. Next year’s calendar could feature over 22 races.