Formula 1 has unveiled a 2021 draft calendar to the teams – reported to comprise 23 races with two triple-headers. Unlike a rumoured schedule that was doing the rounds a few weeks ago, this one, as reported by Auto Motor und Sport, begins with the Australian Grand Prix on March 21. Organisers of that race, which was cancelled this year after a McLaren employee tested positive for COVID-19, issued a statement recently saying Melbourne would, as has become normal, launch the 2021 season. After the next two races in Bahrain and China which also follow a familiar pattern, Vietnam is scheduled for April 25 “albeit with a question mark”, which the report says is for political reasons. The...
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