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Ecclestone wants 22 races on 2016 F1 calendar

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone sounds unfazed that the FIA regulations for 2016 set a cap of just 20 races for the season. Earlier, with Azerbaijan to make its bow next year and Germany returning, a 21-race schedule for 2016 was revealed. But article 5.4 of the newly-published sporting regulations say 'the maximum number of events in the championship is 20'. Asked if he will have to reduce the calendar, F1 chief executive Ecclestone told the Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta: 'No, I don't think we are going to reduce it. Maybe we're going to add to it.' A calendar counting more than 20 races is not only contrary to the written rules, but also unpopular up and down pitlane,...
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