F1 has announced the 2023 season calendar. This calendar has two major characteristics. The first is that it has 24 events, and the second is the return of the Chinese station, which is also the return of the Chinese station after four years. This is undoubtedly good news for Chinese car fans.
For the 2023 F1 schedule, FIA President Sulayem said: "The 24 Grand Prixes on the 2023 F1 schedule further proves the sport's increased influence and attractiveness globally. The increase in new tracks and the retention of traditional events proves the FIA's excellent management of this sport. I am very happy that the exciting new era of F1 in 2023 will be shown to a wider fan base."
The Bahrain Grand Prix kicked off on March 54, which means that the 2023 season will begin, and the Australian Grand Prix is the second Grand Prix in the season. In addition, Qatar failed to host the F1 Grand Prix this year because of the World Football Cup, and F1 will return on October 8 next year.
The highly anticipated Las Vegas Grand Prix will be held on November 18, the second-last Grand Prix season, and the Casino War will soon meet with car fans. There is no doubt that F1 signed a new contract with Monaco Station, and this traditional event will start on May 28.
There is no doubt that the return of F1 China Station is undoubtedly the most attractive part of the 2023 season calendar. You should know that since the outbreak of the epidemic, all Chinese stations in 2020, 2021 and 2022 have been cancelled, and F1 officially announced that the return of China Station in 2023, Chinese car fans have to sigh involuntarily, it has been a long time since.
The F1 China Grand Prix first met with car fans in 2004, and has been held for 16 consecutive years. However, due to the arrival of the epidemic, it was suspended in 2020, and the records of the F1 China Station's continuous holding were also broken. The subsequent 2021 and 2022 were also not held due to the epidemic. Although there are still certain variables in whether the F1 Chinese station can return in 2023, the release of this official calendar is enough to show that the Chinese station is at least infinitely close to returning.
This is also a good signal. After all, since the beginning of the epidemic, many sports events held in China have been either postponed or cancelled. For example, the World Indoor Track and Field Championships and the Hangzhou Asian Games have to be postponed, and ATP and WTA events cannot be held in China. I believe that with the Chinese station being approved for hosting, more sports events will return in China in 2023!