Turkish GP returns to 2021 F1 calendar as Singapore replacement
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After returning to the F1 schedule for the first time since 2013 last year, Istanbul Park was originally added to the 2021 calendar in place of the Canadian Grand Prix in June, but those plans had to be shelved when the UK added Turkey to its red travel list.F1 instead brought forward the French Grand Prix and added a second race in Austria to compensate for the loss of the round in Canada.”300x1On Friday, ahead of this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, F1 confirmed that Istanbul would return to the 2021 calendar for the second time.It will take the place of Singapore – which was cancelled due to tough coronavirus restrictions in the city state – to form the middle part of a triple-header with the Russian and Japanese grands prix as the 16th round of the world championship.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); FIA rule change will force F1 teams to slow down pitstopsaccImages.createImage(); 2021 F1 Styrian Grand Prix – Follow Friday Practice LIVE!“We are delighted to be coming back to Turkey to Intercity Istanbul Park circuit,” said F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. “We hope to see another fantastic race again in one of the best tracks in the world.“We want to thank the Intercity Istanbul Park management and Mr. Vural Ak for his personal efforts to make this event to happen. We have shown that we can continue to adapt and there is huge interest in our sport and the hope from many locations to have a Grand Prix.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Perez eyes Red Bull talks for F1 2022, Verstappen wants him to stayaccImages.createImage(); Perez eyes Red Bull talks for F1 2022, Verstappen wants him to stay“We have had very good conversations with all the other promoters since the start of the year and continue to work closely with them during this period.”F1 is determined to fulfil its planned 23-round calendar, though doubts remain over the Japanese GP and races in South America. Updated 2021 Formula 1 Race CalendarRoundRaceDate1Bahrain GP (Sakhir)March 282Emilia Romagna GP (Imola)April 183Portuguese GP (Portimao)May 24Spanish GP (Barcelona)May 95Monaco GP (Monte Carlo)May 236Azerbaijan GP (Baku)June 67French GP (Paul Ricard)June 208Styrian GP (Spielberg)June 279Austrian GP (Spielberg)July 410British GP (Silverstone)July 1811Hungarian GP (Budapest)August 112Belgian GP (Spa)August 2913Dutch GP (Zandvoort)September 514Italian GP (Monza)September 1215Russian GP (Sochi)September 2616Turkish GP (Istanbul)October 317Japanese GP (Suzuka)October 1018United States GP (Austin)October 2419Mexican GP (Mexico City)October 3120Sao Paulo GP (Interlagos)November 721Australian GP (Melbourne)November 2122Saudi Arabian GP (Jeddah)December 523Abu Dhabi GP (Yas Marina)December 12″4googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(“2
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