Formula 1 took advantage of this Wednesday morning (7) to announce that the 2023 season will see twice as many sprint races and in which venues they will take place
THE Formula 1 escaped from running in December of this 2022 due to world Cup football, but the news keeps happening. This Wednesday (7), the category announced that it will have the 2023 season six sprint races and took the opportunity to formalize which squares will receive the format: Interlagos is, for the third consecutive year, one of these.
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OR GP of Sao Paulo it is the only one to host sprint races every year since its founding. Once again, as in 2021 and 2022, the Brazilian race will conclude the season’s sprint race sequence, on the weekend of November 5th. The race is the 20th of 22 scheduled for the season – excluding the Chinese GP.
The first sprint race of the year will take place at Azerbaijan GP, which will be the fourth or fifth race of the year, depending on whether F1 intends to replace the Chinese race, which was canceled due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Baku race is scheduled for the weekend of April 30th.
After that, the Austrian GP, as well as in 2022, it also hosts a sprint race on the weekend of July 2nd. Last race before the summer break, the Belgian GPon July 30, he will be the third to manage the format.
In the second part of the year and before the San Paolo GP there are still some Qatar GPat the Lusail International Circuit and which becomes a regular part of the F1 calendar, and the US GP, in Austin. Qatar and USA are sequential races, scheduled for October 8 and 22 respectively. There is actually a sequence of four races with three sprints: Qatar, USA, Mexico City and Sao Paulo, where only the Mexican leg is left out.
Qatar received F1 in 2021 as an emergency to replace the canceled Australian GP and then signed an agreement to enter the calendar permanently in 2023. Officially the plan was to build a new circuit for the category, but the idea was dropped.
According to Formula 1, the selection of the venues was “the result of a survey of the tracks best suited to the format, including overtaking opportunities, close racing, high-speed sectors – and is designed to ensure competitiveness in the action on the track. on all three days of the GP weekends”. The number of sprint races per year was an F1 wish for 2022, but the plan had to be halted after a disagreement with the FIA.
“We have seen a very positive reaction to Formula 1 sprint racing in the first two years and are looking forward to bringing even more action to the fans with six events next year, including our first ever sprint race in the USA at Austin,” he said. he said she. Stefano Domenicalimanaging director of Formula 1. “The introduction of sprint racing in F1 has created a weekend that includes three days of competitive action and brings more entertainment for fans of the sport, as well as added value for teams, broadcasters, partners and teams”, rated.
President of the FIA (International Automobile Federation), Mohammed Ben Sulayemhe also said he’s thrilled to have double the sprint races on the 2023 calendar.
“After a strong collaboration between the FIA and FOM and the approval of the World Motor Sport Council, we are delighted to reveal the six sprint events of the 2023 season,” commented Ben Sulayem. “We are looking forward to this exciting addition to the calendar,” he added.
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