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The Chinese Grand Prix will not go ahead in 2023, due to ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic in the region. Having been included on the record-breaking 24-race calendar in 2023, F1 has confirmed that the Chinese Grand Prix will not make its return next season. A short statement from F1 confirmed the reason is due to ongoing concerns regarding COVID-19: “Formula 1 can confirm, following dialogue with the promoter and relevant authorities, that the 2023 Chinese Grand Prix will not take place due to the ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 situation. “Formula 1 is assessing alternative options to replace the slot on the 2023 calendar and will provide an update on this in due course.” China continues to observe extremely stringent measures to contain the COVID-19 virus, with mandatory central hotel quarantine in place for any person entering the country – the duration of which varies. China continues to implement a dynamic zero Covid policy and has had to deal … [Read more...] about Formula 1 confirm Chinese Grand Prix is OFF 2023 calendar

The most surprising thing about the cancellation of the Chinese Grand Prix is that it was ever on 2023 Formula 1 calendar to begin with. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Before next year’s record-breaking 24-race schedule was announced, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali indicated a decision on the return of China’s race would not take place until after October, when the ruling Communist Party’s National Congress would take place. At the time many outside China wondered whether the party’s president and China’s leader Xi Jinping would use the occasion to announce an easing of the country’s strict ‘zero Covid’ polices, under which it continues to impose lockdowns in response to outbreaks. He did not, and the country is now struggling to keep a lid on protests against the severe measures which have lasted for three years. The cancellation of F1’s 2023 race in Shanghai was therefore widely expected. China’s only F1 driver, Zhou Guanyu , told RaceFans last month … [Read more...] about Where could F1 race if it replaces the cancelled Chinese Grand Prix? · RaceFans

Formula 1 will not race in China next season after it the series confirmed its scheduled round in Shanghai has been cancelled. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The world championship was intending to return to China in April next year as the fourth round of the 2023 season. However, due to the logistical problems presented by the Chinese government’s Covid restrictions, Formula 1 has decided it will not be possible to stage the race at all in 2023. Formula 1 last raced at the Shanghai International Circuit in 2019. China remains the only race originally planned for the 2020 season – the year most heavily impacted by Covid – not to have held a grand prix since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. The Vietnam Grand Prix was originally scheduled to make its debut during the 2020 season but the race did not take place. There are a number of potential replacement venues being considered to take over China’s slot on … [Read more...] about Formula 1 cancels Chinese Grand Prix for fourth year due to Covid · RaceFans

Listen to this article F1 has not raced in China since 2019 due to the nation's travel restrictions as it continues to pursue a zero-COVID policy, which has recently sparked protests in a number of major cities. The Chinese Grand Prix was listed on the 2023 calendar for April 16, but it was always conditional on restrictions being eased in time for F1 to enter the country and hold the race smoothly. In a statement issued on Friday, F1 announced that China would not be going ahead next year, but confirmed it is evaluating other options as a replacement round. "Formula 1 can confirm, following dialogue with the promoter and relevant authorities, that the 2023 Chinese Grand Prix will not take place due to the ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 situation," read the statement. "Formula 1 is assessing alternative options to replace the slot on the 2023 calendar and will provide an update on this in due course." China's cancellation leaves a four-week gap in the … [Read more...] about F1 confirms cancellation of 2023 Chinese Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won 15 of this past season’s 22 races but Dutch Grand Prix sporting director Jan Lammers has refuted suggestions he dominated. The Red Bull driver’s title defence got off to a tricky start, Verstappen retiring twice in the opening three races due to minor niggles with his RB18. But it was enough to put him 46 points behind Charles Leclerc after the Australian Grand Prix. Frustrated with his results, the Dutchman told the media he wasn’t thinking of a second World title and would just take it race by race. And race by race he began to claw back the deficit, turning it into a six-point advantage just three races later. From there he never looked back. Racing to 15 wins in a 22-race season, Verstappen never once relinquished P1 once it was in his grasp and secured the title in Japan with four races to spare. He set a new record for the most wins in a single season , most points scored and for overturning the biggest deficit to win a World title. But Lammers is … [Read more...] about ‘Max Verstappen may have won 15 grands prix but he didn’t dominate’

Link to this image full-size: https://www.racefans.net/2022/12/02/rookie-zhou-impresses-alfa-romeo-despite-bottas-scoring-almost-all-their-points/f1-canadian-grand-prix-2022-race-3/ 24 ZHOU Guanyu (chi), Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN C42, 77 BOTTAS Valtteri (fin), Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN C42, action during the Formula 1 AWS Grand Prix du Canada 2022, 9th round of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship, on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, from June 17 to 19, 2022 in Montreal, Canada – Photo Antonin Vincent / DPPI Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Previous Image Next Image … [Read more...] about F1 – CANADIAN GRAND PRIX 2022 – RACE · RaceFans

As his Formula 1 career faded out with a final retirement, Nicholas Latifi says there was a “lot of frustration and disappointment” since learning of his Williams axing. Although the Canadian showed signs of promise last year, scoring seven points mid-season, he wasn’t able to follow that through in 2022. While his new team-mate Alex Albon progressed into Q2 sessions and scored a few points, Latifi qualified back of the grid after back of the grid. And yet still Williams CEO Jost Capito refused to entertain questions about his future. That came to a head at the Italian Grand Prix when Latifi was out-qualified and out-scored by substitute driver Nyck de Vries, the Dutchman in the points on his debut. He started eighth to Latifi’s P10 but finished P9, the Canadian dropping all the way back to 15th place. The writing was on the wall, Williams announcing before the next race that they would not be renewing Latifi’s contract . While he did manage to score two points in the wake … [Read more...] about Nicholas Latifi’s F1 career petered out in ‘frustration and disappointment’

Listen to this article Latifi made his final F1 appearance with Williams in Abu Dhabi after the team opted to replace him with Formula 2 driver Logan Sargeant for the 2023 season. The Canadian scored nine points during his three-year stint with Williams but struggled to match the form of teammate Alex Albon throughout this season. After picking up his only points of the year in Japan by finishing ninth, Latifi failed to record a finish any higher than 16th in the final four races of the season. Despite having confirmation of his future that removed the pressure of fighting for his seat, Latifi said after his final outing in Abu Dhabi that it had not reduced the frustration of how the season had ended. "There's the extra emotional aspect [fighting for your seat] when things aren't going well," said Latifi. "But at the same time, I still have frustration and disappointment even when I know. Irrespective of knowing if I'm staying or not, I still wanted to do well, … [Read more...] about Latifi: Having “nothing to lose” didn’t ease late-season F1 frustration

As Ross Brawn walked out the door of F1’s headquarters he touted perhaps the controversial idea yet to level the playing field, incorporating active aerodynamics “tricks” to slow the car in front. It has been billed by Autosport magazine as a ‘reverse DRS’. On today’s grid Formula 1 uses DRS to give the chasing car a straight-line advantage with the driver able to open the DRS to close in on the car in front. But under Brawn’s proposal, and one F1 and the FIA are looking into, it would also work the other way around in actually slowing the car in front by reducing its downforce. This would be done through active aerodynamics says Brawn. “One of the big things about the 2026 car is whether we have active aerodynamics,” the retired F1 managing director told Autosport magazine . “I think that’s an efficiency step which is very appealing. “It’s still got to be sorted to see how that can be done, and if it can be done safely and predictably. But, active aerodynamics, we … [Read more...] about F1 considering active aerodynamics ‘tricks’ to handicap race leaders in 2026