The 2024 Formula One World Championship is ready to kick off with a historic 24-race season, making it the longest season within the historical past of the game.
The upcoming season will see a extra regionalized F1 calendar geared toward lowering logistical burdens and making the season extra sustainable.
The championship will start with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 2 and conclude in Abu Dhabi on Dec. 8.
The first two races of the season, the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, will happen on March 2 and March 9, respectively, deviating from the same old schedule because of the begin of the Ramadan month.
The 24 races scheduled for 2024 will set a brand new file for the best variety of races in a single Formula One season.
Last yr, 23 races had been deliberate, however solely 22 had been held.
This season’s race rely has been elevated to 24, surpassing the earlier file of twenty-two.
China will make a return to the calendar this yr after being canceled final yr as a consequence of pandemic-related points, bringing the entire variety of races again to 24.
In a primary for the Formula One World Championship, all driver and crew combos that competed within the remaining spherical of the earlier season remained unchanged in the beginning of the next season.
Key contenders embody Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez for Red Bull, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell for Mercedes, and Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc for Ferrari.
Verstappen, aiming for his third consecutive championship title, dominated the earlier season with 19 wins out of twenty-two races, outscoring his closest rival, Sergio Perez, by greater than double the factors.
The 2024 dash format has been revamped to reinforce the spectacle for followers. Sprint qualifying will now happen after Friday’s observe classes, with dash races and primary qualifying held on Saturday. The grand prix might be held on Sunday.
Six dash races
The 2024 Formula One World Championship will function six dash races, going down on the China, Miami, Austria, USA, Brazil and Qatar Grands Prix.
This marks a rise from the three dash races held within the earlier season.
McLaren have signed a long-term contract with British driver Lando Norris and Australian driver Oscar Piastri, securing them till the top of 2026.
Ferrari’s Monegasque driver, Charles Leclerc, has additionally prolonged his contract with the crew.
The 2024 Formula One World Championship calendar has been introduced, that includes 24 races beginning on March 2 in Bahrain and concluding on Dec. 8 within the United Arab Emirates.
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