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Lukas Gorys
![The Formula 1 season finally starts on July 5.]()
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The Formula 1 season finally starts on July 5.
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Lukas Gorys
![The opening takes place in Spielberg, where two races take place.]()
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The opening takes place in Spielberg, where two races take place.
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Lukas Gorys
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Dietrich Mateschitz is full of anticipation: “The world will see great races with us.”
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![Can't wait for the season: FIA boss Jean Todt.]()
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Can’t wait for the season: FIA boss Jean Todt.
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Now Formula 1 wants to pit all eight planned races as quickly as possible until the European final on September 6th in Monza. Then nothing would stand in the way of an official World Cup crowning.
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15 races would be necessary for all TV money to flow. And there are still no good signals from overseas – except from Bahrain and Abu Dhabi.
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Races are given new names
A second race would be possible in Bahrain – as is now the case in Spielberg and Silverstone. A name would be found quickly in the desert.
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Like now in Austria with the “GP of Styria” and in England with the “GP 70th anniversary”. In memory of the first Formula One World Championship race on May 13, 1950 in Silverstone.
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FIA boss Todt is thrilled
«We gladly accepted this unique challenge in sports history. The world will see two great races with us, »says the father of the event at the Red Bull Ring, can billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz (76) with pride.
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FIA boss Jean Todt (74) is enthusiastic and tweeted: «Praise to all people who made this premiere possible in our sport. I’m already looking forward to it. I’ll be there!”
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Idea with reversed starting lineup probably ticked off
There is still discussion behind the scenes of how to deal with the media. An initial plan that only ten agency reporters will be admitted is unlikely to stand up. Especially after the FIA wants to let the whole Formula 2 team (with Mick Schumacher and Louis Deletraz) and Formula 3 through the Corona locks (together around 800 people) on the tracks in the first eight races. In total it would be 2000 …
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The planned “show” with a qualifying race, to which you wanted to start with the reverse World Cup stand on Saturday, is probably off the table. Mercedes and Racing Point are opposed to pulling such a starting grid out of the hat for Sunday. Apart from the risk of a crash!
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Overview of the first eight Grand Prix datesJuly 5: Spielberg (Austrian GP)
July 12: Spielberg (GP Styria)
July 19: Budapest (Hungary)
August 2: Silverstone (British GP)
August 9: Silverstone (GP 70 years Formula 1)
August 16: Barcelona (Spanish GP)
August 30: Spa-Francorchamps (Belgian GP)
September 6: Monza (Italian GP)—-
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