The primary race of the 2024 season will likely be held on a Saturday night time in Bahrain as Formulation 1 launched the calendar for subsequent 12 months.

Bahrain, which has hosted the season-opener since 2021, has normally hosted its grand prix on a Sunday as is customary within the sport, however as a consequence of Ramadan subsequent 12 months’s race will likely be on a Saturday night time.

Sunday is taken into account a “feast day” throughout the Islamic pageant, which sees the world’s nearly two-billion Muslims quick between dawn and sundown throughout the different six days of the week.

The second race in Saudi Arabia can even be on a Saturday, which means there will likely be three out of the record-breaking 24 races held a day sooner than normal, with Las Vegas set for a Saturday night time lights out.

The Chinese language Grand Prix – not held since 2019 as a consequence of Covid-19 restrictions – is about to return in Shanghai on April 21, whereas there aren’t any model new additions to the calendar, with the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps extending its contract for one more season after potential plans for a race in South Africa fell by way of.

The British Grand Prix at Silverstone will likely be held in its conventional slot on Sunday 7 July and the season will climax, as normal, with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina on December 8.

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