Kravitz predicts remaining Formula 1 calendar for 2020
General
- GPblog.com
With eight races on the calendar, part of the 2020 season is certain, provided all those races continue. We will have to wait and see where Formula 1 will go afterwards, as Baku, Singapore and Suzuka are uncertain. In fact, according to a recent rumour, this Grands Prix would all be cancelled. If that is true, shaping the calendar is even more challenging, but Ted Kravitz of Sky Sports has worked out an alternative.
Double races
With the current situation in the world it is not ideal to race on street circuits. They require much more preparation and with the uncertainty that is now in place, the risks would be too great. For that reason Baku and Singapore could be cancelled. In Japan several sporting events have been postponed or cancelled and that could include the race on Suzuka.
Should that scenario indeed become reality, Kravitz foresees that after the race in Monza on September 6, Formula 1 will leave for Russia or China. This for double races in both Sochi and China. Should the situation in North and South America still be too risky - given that they are about a month behind Europe - then it could be that Formula 1 will return to Europe.
This is because Vietnam will probably also drop out, as it is a street circuit and they would also have to organize two races in half a year. The next one will be scheduled for April 2021 and that's too fast in a row, says Kravitz in his 'Ted's Notebook' video.
By the way, the stay in Europe will be short, as it would be a Grand Prix at Mugello, after which Formula 1 will leave for the Middle East. There could then be two races in Bahrain with the final one in Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina, as they always organize the last race of the season.
If this estimation/forecast comes true, then there will be about eight more races, bringing the total calendar to sixteen races. This is the ideal scenario, because it means that Formula 1 will receive the full television money, given that it is so contractually agreed.