Formula 1’s decision on this year’s season-ending Qatar and Abu Dhabi GPs reportedly “could slip to October” despite a previously set mid-September deadline. Getty Images
Formula 1’s decision on this year’s season-ending Qatar and Abu Dhabi GPs “could slip to October” despite a previously set mid-September deadline, according to sources cited by REUTERS. The sources also said that F1’s 2027 race calendar is “likely to be published next week.” F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali had said in July that the season will end in Europe if the two races cannot be held in the Middle East due to conflict in the region. Sources said that a call on whether to hold the races is “likely to be extended beyond September to allow as much time as possible for the November 29 and December 6 races.” The expectation across teams has been that the races “will be cancelled even if local authorities are pushing for them to go ahead.” Italy’s Imola circuit is “equally widely expected to be the replacement, with a race on December 6 seen by some as a foregone conclusion” (REUTERS, 9/11).