Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has confirmed that the European calendar is in danger with the prospect of internet hosting races on a bi-annual foundation being assessed. Liberty Media Corporation, the house owners of Formula One Group, have already made plenty of adjustments to the F1 Calendar which is already at a record-breaking 24 races this season. “We have some news to share very, very soon with regard to the possibility in the mid-term to have some rotational European Grand Prix and some other new options coming later,” Domenicali was quoted saying to a Liberty Media buyers name by motorsport.com.
With the game’s reputation steadily rising, the variety of venues in recent times has seen a significant addition within the United States of America and the Middle East by means of the likes of Las Vegas, Jeddah, Qatar and Miami.
“This is something that, of course, we will clarify in the due course. It is true that we have a large demand for new possible venues that want to come in and our choice will always be balanced between the right economic benefits that we can have as a system and also to leverage the growth on the market that we can see potential that will be beneficial for us to grow even further our business,” he added.
Europe at present performs host to 10 races within the calendar with Silverstone (Great Britain), Hungaroring (Hungary), Red Bull Ring (Austria), Baku Street Circuit (Azerbaijan), Imola Circuit and Monza Circuit (Italy), Zandvoort (Netherlands), Circuit de Monaco, Spa (Belgium) and Barcelona being the venues. Madrid has been confirmed as an addition from 2026 onwards.
Spa, Monaco, Monza, Imola and Zandvoort, a number of the most iconic venues in motorsports, are out of contract in 2025 and run the chance of being dropped altogether. Silverstone (2034), Madrid (2035), Hungary (2032) and Austria (2030) all have long-term offers as of now which might make a rotational schedule a difficult process.
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