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FIA confirms 20-race F1 2017 calendar, no Baku/Le Mans clash

The FIA has confirmed the official 20-race 2017 Formula 1 calendar, which avoids this year’s Baku/24 Hours of Le Mans clash. F1’s first race weekend in Azerbaijan took place at the same time as the 24-hour endurance event and the initial 2017 calendar draft overlapped the two once again. But a number of schedule changes mean that now won’t be the case next year. The 2017 F1 calendar will fall to 20 races after the removal of the German Grand Prix, with the Azerbaijan round being moved to one week later. Races in Austria and Britain have been pushed back by a week, meaning Silverstone’s F1 visit clashes with the Formula E in New York. Singapore has switched back with...
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