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Korea and Canada on FIA’s F1 2010 calendar
Sep 22nd
Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, has released the calendar for the 2010 world championship. The addition of the Korean Grand Prix, and a return to Canada (subject to race contract), will make for a 19-round season – two more than in 2009. The Bahrain Grand Prix will kick off proceedings on March 14, followed by the Australian race two weeks later. The Malaysian and Chinese races will take place in April, with the Sepang event getting underway an hour earlier than this year, with a revised start time of 1600 hours local time.
In May, the championship heads to Europe for rounds in Spain, Monaco and Turkey, before the teams make their way to Canada for the first time since 2008, subject to the completion of contractual negotiations with Formula One Management. If these are not completed, then the Turkish Grand Prix will be moved to June 6.
Following the completion of the European season, the teams will fly out to Asia in late September for back-to-back races in Singapore and Japan, followed by the inaugural Korean Grand Prix. Abu Dhabi will be the penultimate round, with the championship finale returning to its familiar home of Brazil in mid November.
2010 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar
14 March – Bahrain
28 March – Australia
4 April – Malaysia
18 April – China
9 May – Spain
23 May – Monaco
30 May – Turkey
13 June – Canada*
27 June – Europe (Valencia)
11 July – Great Britain
25 July – Germany
1 August – Hungary
29 August – Belgium
12 September – Italy
26 September – Singapore
3 October – Japan
17 October – Korea
31 October – Abu Dhabi
14 November – Brazil
*Subject to the completion of contract negotiations with Formula One Management. If these are not completed then the Turkish Grand Prix will be moved to 6 June.
Note: The race in Australia will start at 1700 local time, in Malaysia at 1600 local time, in Singapore at 2000 local time, and in Abu Dhabi at 1700 local time.
F1 grids to increase from next year – a definate maybe!
Apr 23rd
Following the sport’s moves to cut the operating costs of teams and a promise of a £30m aid fund for new outfits, as many as eight new teams are reportedly vying for three additional places on next year’s grid including British firms Lola and Aston Martin.The importance of bringing new teams into the sport has been emphasised by Ecclestone whose Formula One Management will plough almost £7m as seed capital into each new team and then pay at least £3m more for their travel costs for a season.
Aston Martin, under the leadership of David Richards the former Benetton & Renault team principal, have long been linked with a return to the sport. ‘This is a great time to come in. If budgets are capped to a sensible level, everybody will benefit. Instead of F1 being a contest of the teams with the most money, it will become a championship for engineers with ingenuity and great drivers who can show their skill, as it was years ago.’ said Richards.
Additionally Lola, one of a number of organisations considering an entry into F1.‘The announcement that F1 teams may opt for a prudent, financially responsible cost-capped regime from 2010 has resulted in us deciding to fully evaluate the opportunity to develop a car to compete in the FIA F1 World Championship,’ said Lola Group executive chairman Martin Birrane. Lola was a consistent presence in the F1 paddock from the 1960s, and has entered discussions with several parties over the development of a car for next year.
Outside of Aston Martin and Lola, a US-based team is also in the process of being formed while a host of other car manufacturers are eyeing up the opportunity. www.sportindustry.biz
BBC announce later start times for three F1 races in 09
Dec 22nd
Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, revealed later start times for the opening two rounds, with the Australian and Malaysian Grands Prix both getting underway at 1700 hours local time. Near the end of the season, the Japanese Grand Prix will also commence at the later time of 1500 hours.
2009 Schedule
ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 27 – 29 Mar
PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 03 – 05 Apr
CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) 17 – 19 Apr
GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir) 24 – 26 Apr
GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA 2009 (Catalunya) 08 – 10 May
GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 (Monte Carlo) 21 – 24 May
TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul) 05 – 07 Jun
SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone) 19 – 21 Jun
GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 (Nürburgring) 10 – 12 Jul
ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2009 (Budapest) 24 – 26 Jul
TELEFONICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia) 21 – 23 Aug
ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) 28 – 30 Aug
GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D’ITALIA 2009 (Monza) 11 – 13 Sep
SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) 25 – 27 Sep
FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka) 02 – 04 Oct
GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2009 (Sao Paulo) 16 – 18 Oct
ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina Circuit) 30 Oct – 01 Nov
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