PARIS : The 2016 Formula One season will consist a record number of races (21), one more than the 20 which were staged this season. Baku,capital of Azerbaijan is the new new entry in this season. The FIA said the season will start again in Australia on March 20 and will end in Abu Dhabi on November 27 . However,there are doubts looming large around the United States Grand Prix in Austin, scheduled for October, due to some local funding issues while the European Grand Prix in Baku may move to a new date to avoid a clash with the Le Mans race scheduled to be held in the same June 19 weekend.
Among other technical changes, the sport’s tyre supplier Pirelli will provide three dry tyre instead of two add some spice to the upcoming season.
The World Motor Sport Council meeting in Paris also approved a injunction to make recommendations over governance, engines and cost reduction by the FIA president Jean Todt a commercial rights holder, Bernie Ecclestone. Talks around these issues are all over the sport during the 2015 season which ended on Sunday.
“Mr Todt and Mr Ecclestone expressed their intention to establish conclusions on these matters by January 31, 2016,” said a FIA statement.
2016 Formula One race schedule:
March 20 – Australia (Melbourne)
April 3 – Bahrain
April 17 – China (Shanghai)
May 1 – Russia (Sochi)
May 15 – Spain (Barcelona)
May 29 – Monaco
June 12 – Canada (Montreal)
June 19 – Azerbaijan (Baku)
July 3 – Austria (Spielberg)
July 10 – Britain (Silverstone)
July 14 – Hungary (Budapest)
July 31 – Germany (Hockenheim)
Augusr 28 – Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
September 4 – Italy (Monza)
September 18 – Singapore
October 2 – Malaysia (Sepang)
October 9 – Japan (Suzuka)
*October 23 – United States (Austin)
October 30 – Mexico (Mexico City)
November. 13 – Brazil (Sao Paulo)
November 27 – Abu Dhabi