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F1 triple-header due to 2018 World Cup final

Formula 1 decided to stage five European races into a six weeks period on the 2018 calendar because organisers wanted to avoid a clash with the World Cup final in Russia, chairman Chase Carey a day after the dates were released. The 21-race calendar was published by the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) on Monday with grands prix in France, Austria and Britain taking place on successive weekends on June 24, July 1 and 8. Races in Germany and Hungary will also be held on July 22 and 29. The 2018 World Cup final will take place at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on 15 July. 'Every year there is always a unique thing we’re playing around and next year it has got this unique...
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