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Five tracks that should be on F1’s shortlist to replace ChinaFormula 1’s cancellation of the Chinese Grand Prix has left a vacancy to be filled on the sport’s 24-race calendar for 2023.
And it produced quite exciting racing too, with a compelling race in cool conditions in October 2020 – in which Kimi Raikkonen memorably gained 10 places in the first two laps – followed by a fun battle between Mercedes and Red Bull the following April in a race eventually dominated by Lewis Hamilton.
If F1 delivered upon its return to Turkey – the scene of one of F1’s most iconic moments in 2020 as Hamilton clinched his record-equalling seventh title – the only regret was that both weekends were affected by rain, denying fans the pleasure of observing the previous-generation cars at their best through all those wonderful corners.
A mid-race storm famously brought an early end to the 2009 race and produced another thriller in 2012, when it was difficult to ascertain whether the greatest shock of all was Fernando Alonso winning in an uncompetitive Ferrari or Sergio Perez almost doing the same for Sauber. Could a return to its classic early-season slot in 2023, combined with F1’s worldwide surge in popularity, give Malaysia the leg up it needs for a full-time return?If the sport’s global expansion had continued as planned, F1’s return to South Africa would already be confirmed for 2023.
That’s how poor an impression the French GP made on the masses following its return to the calendar in 2018, with Ricard dismissed by many as a test track with ideas way above its station.
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