2021 Formula 1 Thread

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Originally Posted by ZCanadian

Guess it's already time for the 2022 thread.

No expectation - here is the calendar as it stands, with 4 contracts remaining to be signed... and no China.

2022 Provisional F1 calendar
Date Grand Prix Circuit

20 March Bahrain Bahrain Sakhir

27 March Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Jeddah

10 April Australia Australia Melbourne

24 April Emilia Romagna Italy Imola

8 May Miami United States Miami

22 May Spain Spain Barcelona

29 May Monaco Monaco Monte Carlo

12 June Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Baku

19 June Canada Canada Montreal

3 July Great Britain United Kingdom Silverstone

10 July Austria Austria Spielberg

24 July France France Le Castellet

31 July Hungary Hungary Budapest

28 August Belgium Belgium Spa-Francorchamps

4 September Netherlands Netherlands Zandvoort

11 September Italy Italy Monza

25 September Russia Russian Federation Sochi

2 October Singapore Singapore Marina Bay

9 October Japan Japan Suzuka

23 October USA United States Austin

30 October Mexico Mexico Mexico City

13 November Brazil Brazil Sao Paulo

20 November Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Yas Marina

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https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1...flags/6697216/

F1 drivers welcome plan to delete lap times set under double yellow flags
By: Adam Cooper
Oct 21, 2021, 3:11 PM
Formula 1 drivers have welcomed the FIA’s plan to delete any lap times achieved by cars that pass through a double waved yellow zone in practice and in qualifying.

As previously reported the idea of deleting times emerged in Turkey after Fernando Alonso controversially escaped sanction following a post-qualifying investigation of a yellow flag offence.

After informal discussions between teams and race director Michael Masi on the morning of the race in Istanbul, the subject was debated further in a sporting advisory group meeting last week, when all teams agreed that it would be a good solution.

Masi has now formally confirmed that the system, similar to that for track limits offences, will be used from this weekend’s US GP.

His race director’s notes for the Austin weekend read: “Any driver passing through a double waved yellow marshalling sector must reduce speed significantly and be prepared to change direction or stop.

“In order for the stewards to be satisfied that any such driver has complied with these requirements it must be clear that he has not attempted to set a meaningful lap time. For practical purposes any driver in a double yellow sector will have that lap time deleted."

A section reading “this means the driver should abandon the lap (this does not necessarily mean he has to pit as the track could well be clear the following lap)” has been removed.

Drivers agree that the new initiative is a positive one.