Next year, the Formula 1 calendar will be completed with three stages at once – China, Qatar – and Las Vegas announced the day before. The Race journalists tell which circuits are allowed to leave Formula 1.
Under the current agreement, the calendar is limited to 24 races per season. This year there are already 23 stages on the calendar. The Russian Grand Prix has been canceled but will most likely be replaced by a stage in Qatar in 2022. Of course, the calendar still has to leave one stage. But what?
Three circuits will end their contracts this year: France, Belgium and Mexico. And there are questions at Monaco – under Bernie Ecclestone, the stage in the Principality did not pay for the Grand Prix, but provided Formula 1 with a glamorous platform to bring partners and sponsors. Monaco no longer has such a status, Liberty Media will invite partners in Miami and Austin, and the lack of an opportunity to overtake will become an understandable reason for anyone to rule out the podium.
But for now Monaco has a contract. And with Mexico, the contract will certainly be renewed – after switching to a new business model last year and changing the name to the Mexican Grand Prix, they are willing to pay. Stay Belgium and France, and the most vulnerable position on the circuit in Paul-Ricard.
Dull race, perpetual problems with logistics, preventing fans from getting on track – after returning to the calendar, Paul Ricard failed to impress. Last year, however, Formula 1 head Stefano Domenicali said some Grand Prix would not take place on the 2023 calendar – and it involved several stages at once.
The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa is one of the most important events on the calendar, but Domenicali says historic status is no longer enough to host a race. Stage promoters must demonstrate the will to develop and they do everything possible at Spa to achieve this. The track has undergone extensive redevelopment, including the repurposing of Eau Rouge, the creation of a safety zone in Raidillon, but many of these changes are centered on the desire to host Moto GP to find a Formula 1 replacement if Liberty Media decides to leave .
The circuit of Spa has some fundamental problems – limited infrastructure, heavy traffic jams and most importantly – they can’t pay that much to guarantee a place on the calendar.
Financing the race is not a priority for the Belgian government, there is no oil in Spa and the Ardennes are not a target for Liberty Media.
Source: F1 News
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