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Malaysia could return to the Formula One calendar at short notice this year if the Iran conflict causes more problems, specialist website the-race.com reported on Thursday.
In mid-March, Formula One postponed April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to the war, reducing the calendar initially from 24 to 22 grands prix.
If the final two races of the year on November 29 in Qatar and on December 6 in Abu Dhabi cannot take place either due to trouble in the Middle East, Formula One bosses are examining further options, the report said.
Before the recent escalation in the Iran conflict, officials had hoped that a Bahrain Grand Prix could be rescheduled on the first weekend in October between races in Azerbaijan and Singapore.
That now looks unlikely with the US and Iran again trading blows, so candidates for a race on October 4 now include Malaysia, the report said, as well as Turkey.
Formula One wants to make a quick decision over the October date. The series has a mid-season break until the end of August after the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest this weekend.
Formula One previously visited the Sepang circuit in Malaysia from 1999 to 2017 before the organizer could no longer afford the entry fees.
Portimão in Portugal remains an option for the season finale if the final race on December 6 cannot take place in Abu Dhabi. The Qatar date would drop out of the calendar.
The Algarve track last hosted races as a replacement in 2020 and 2021 during the coronavirus crisis and will return for 2027 and 2028.
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In mid-March, Formula One postponed April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to the war, reducing the calendar initially from 24 to 22 grands prix.
If the final two races of the year on November 29 in Qatar and on December 6 in Abu Dhabi cannot take place either due to trouble in the Middle East, Formula One bosses are examining further options, the report said.
Before the recent escalation in the Iran conflict, officials had hoped that a Bahrain Grand Prix could be rescheduled on the first weekend in October between races in Azerbaijan and Singapore.
That now looks unlikely with the US and Iran again trading blows, so candidates for a race on October 4 now include Malaysia, the report said, as well as Turkey.
Formula One wants to make a quick decision over the October date. The series has a mid-season break until the end of August after the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest this weekend.
Formula One previously visited the Sepang circuit in Malaysia from 1999 to 2017 before the organizer could no longer afford the entry fees.
Portimão in Portugal remains an option for the season finale if the final race on December 6 cannot take place in Abu Dhabi. The Qatar date would drop out of the calendar.
The Algarve track last hosted races as a replacement in 2020 and 2021 during the coronavirus crisis and will return for 2027 and 2028.
Continue reading...
