Spa-Francorchamps and Paul Ricard are absent from the 2023 provisional Formula 1 calendar, according to two respected newspapers.
Spa-Francorchamps and Paul Ricard are absent from the provisional 2023 Formula 1 calendar, according to two respected newspapers.
The Dutch publication claims that next year's season will begin on March 5 in Bahrain after an official three-day test at the Sakhir circuit.
"Two weeks later, Saudi Arabia is next on the provisional calendar, followed by Australia the following week," revealed correspondent Erik van Haren.
According to him, the calendar could increase from 23 to 24 GPs if China eases its covid restrictions enough to allow Shanghai to return after a three-year absence.
As for the current races in France and Belgium, they were "excluded from the calendar."
"Spa-Francorchamps still has a little hope for a one-year extension if a new event in South Africa does not happen," van Haren added in an account similar to the newspaper's allegations .
The reports claim that Monaco may also renew its contract.