The calendar enters April this Wednesday and this marks the month that Formula 1 will not have any rounds. And although April 1st is marked by jokes and pranks, this one is quite true.
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When the season began, it was expected that there would be 24 rounds between March and December. However, everything had to change due to the attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, causing a massive conflict in the Middle East that has already lasted for more than a month.
Gradually, the main categories of world motorsport began to react to the war. First it was the World Endurance Championship which opted to postpone the season opener, the Qatar 1812km, which was supposed to happen at the beginning of the year, to the month of October, between the 22nd and 24th.
Then, it was MotoGP’s turn, which also decided to change the date of the Qatar GP to the end of the calendar, between November 6th and 8th in Lusail.
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Then, after uncertainty and some pressure, Formula 1 also found itself forced to change its calendar. With no room to rearrange two races, it canceled the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs, which were supposed to take place now in the month of April – 10 to 12 in Sakhir and 17 to 19 in Jeddah. As a result, the calendar goes from 24 to 22 races.
The last round held was the Japanese GP, between March 27th and 29th in Suzuka. Now, the next stop is the Miami GP, between May 1st and 3rd. With this, between the Sundays, the race days, there will be 35 days, more than a month without an F1 race.
For comparison, the summer break between July and August will have a shorter pause: the Hungarian GP takes place between July 24th and 26th and the Dutch GP between August 21st and 23rd – 28 days between the races.
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