2021 Formula 1 Thread

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Originally Posted by DLSTR

The record-breaking 23-race Formula One calendar released for 2021 seemed incredibly ambitious when it was announced in October, and now it appears that those fears are going to be borne out. Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) president Jean Todt has now admitted that the season is probably going to be rearranged. Actually, about half of it. Half of it is probably going to be rearranged.

I suspect that most venues will be gunning to be re-scheduled to the back end of the season, where they may actually be able to allow spectators and perhaps make some money off the affair. It's anybody's guess if that will actually be the case, but certainly the early races (up to and including Canada, anyway) are going to be TV only. Maybe a few invited guests (health care heroes kind of thing) but not packed stands.

Not sure about where others live, but Canada is saying that all who want a vaccine will have it by September. They've quite cleverly not said THIS September or NEXT, as the math does not add up to get 30+ million vaccinated with two jabs in 30 weeks (Pfizer is stopping shipments for 4 weeks as they re-tool their Belgian plant which supplies us - 30 weeks is from the resumption of deliveries to end of September). We cannot manage 200,000 a week right now, so how are we going to do 2 million? Not happening. :-(

Anyway, cannot fit 23 races into the second half of the season, so it will be interesting to see what shakes out. I'd hate to be a scheduler for a sports TV network these days!!!