Four new dates have been mooted for China’s grand prix, which has been postponed due to the Covid-19 coronavirus, but all present obstacles F1 may be unable to overcome.
2020 F1 calendar articles articles archive
2020 F1 calendar articles
Official: April’s Chinese Grand Prix is “postponed” due to Covid-19 coronavirus
2020 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onThe fourth round of the 2020 F1 season at the Shanghai International Circuit has been postponed following the coronavirus outbreak.
Zandvoort architects not withholding Dutch GP track data from F1 teams
2020 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onThe specifications of the revised Zandvoort circuit will not be withheld from teams in an effort to create more unpredictability when F1 returns to the track this year.
Why Russia won’t be swapping race dates with China due to the coronavirus
2020 F1 season
Posted onCould Russia really bring its F1 race forward by five months to allow the Chinese Grand Prix to be postponed due to the coronavirus? Don’t count on it, says Dieter Rencken.
Paul Ricard could change Mistral chicane for 2020 but will keep asphalt run-offs
2020 French Grand Prix
Posted onPaul Ricard could use a different version of the chicane on its longest straight for this year’s French Grand Prix, but its asphalt run-offs will stay.
Add all the 2020 F1 session times to your calendar
2020 F1 season
Posted onDon’t miss a moment of the Formula 1 action in 2020. Add all the starting times for all of this year’s races to your calendar.
F1 monitoring potential threat to season-opening Australian Grand Prix from major bushfires
2020 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 Management is monitoring the potential threat to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from serious bushfires which have killed 25 people.
Video: First look at Zandvoort’s changes for 2020 including two banked corners
2020 F1 season
Posted onThe architects behind the changes to Zandvoort have revealed a video showing their plans for the circuit ahead of its return in the 2020 F1 season.
How F1 almost lost its most popular race on the calendar
2020 F1 season
Posted onThe Mexican Grand Prix has sold out every year since it returned in 2015, but nearly lost its place on the F1 calendar. Here’s how it was saved for 2020.
FIA officially approves record-breaking 22-race 2020 F1 calendar
2020 F1 season
Posted onThe 2020 F1 calendar has been officially ratified by the sport’s governing body, the FIA, and features a record-breaking 22 races.
Russian Grand Prix expected to leave Sochi after 2020
2020 F1 season
Posted onSochi Autodrom is expected to hold the Russian Grand Prix for the final time next year, RaceFans has learned.
Why the Vietnam Grand Prix is “on track” to hit its 2020 deadline
RacingLines
Posted onVietnam Grand Prix Corporation CEO Le Ngoc Chi tells RaceFans why Formula 1’s newest venue will be ready for its first race in 2020.
F1 should go back to a 16-race calendar – Vettel
2020 F1 season
Posted onSebastian Vettel says next year’s record 22-race calendar is too long, and wants the schedule to go back to 16 races.
New five-year Italian Grand Prix contract confirmed
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe Italian Grand Prix’s place on the 2020 F1 calendar has been confirmed following the official announcement of a new contract.
F1 confirms record 22-race calendar for 2020 season
2020 F1 calendar
Posted onThe 2020 F1 calendar has been announced, containing a record 22 races including new rounds in Vietnam and the Netherlands, but no German Grand Prix.
F1 confirms one-year deal to continue Spanish GP
2020 F1 season
Posted onThe Spanish Grand Prix will return on the 2020 F1 calendar after a new single-year deal to host the race was agreed.
Why the 2020 F1 calendar is taking so long to finalise
2020 F1 season
Posted onLast-minute deals, holiday clashes and Brexit are just some of the reasons why cramming 22 races onto to the 2020 F1 calendar is proving so hard.
Why is Germany losing its world championship round?
2020 F1 season
Posted onGermany has held more world championship rounds than any country bar Italy. So why won’t F1 race at the home of Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes in 2020?
Teams expect no triple-header on 2020 calendar: “It was not right”
2020 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams expect the sport will not repeat last year’s triple-header of races in 2020 even if the schedule expands to 22 races.
“This is not what F1 should be”: Drivers oppose plan to cut testing next year
2020 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 drivers have criticised a plan to reduce the amount of pre-season testing in 2020, as provisional dates indicate just six days of running are planned.