The Formula 1 calendar has been a little frustrating this season. Back-to-back race weekends have seen packed action, followed by a few weeks of quiet and then the season bursting back into life. Consider that the Hungarian Grand Prix is the only race across seven summer weeks but once the series returns in Belgium, it marks the first of nine races in 14 weeks. It creates a disjointed feel, rather than the old ‘a race a fortnight’ calendar. The news that Austria will re-join the calendar next year has ultimately raised questions about pushing the sport to breaking point and whether Formula 1 can sustain a 22 race calendar. For many fans it is good news that after years of heading East,...
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