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Ferrari and Mercedes unhappy with 21 race calendar

Ferrari has backed Mercedes in worrying about next year's unprecedentedly-long Formula 1 world championship race calendar. The FIA recently approved an increase in the maximum number of races per season from 20 to 21, as Germany returns and Azerbaijan joins the calendar. But Mercedes chief Toto Wolff thinks the new schedule pushes teams beyond what is 'feasible' in terms of the workload for staff with families. Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne, meanwhile, is worried about the financial aspect, 'Bernie now has to come to the teams to ensure that all of them can come to the 21 races that he has put on the schedule.' 'The maximum number of grands prix has been increased, so Bernie knows...
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