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Formula 1 Announces New Weekend Schedule Ahead of 2018 Season

Liberty Media have introduced new starts times ahead of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. Race times will now start a hour and ten minutes later than of the 2017 Formula 1 season, in a bid to increase TV viewings, with now all European races starting at 3:10PM. The additional ten minutes will allow broadcasters to incorporate the pre-race build up if their show starts within the hour. In a statement released on the official F1 website, the sport made the change to allow broadcasters to capture the tension and emotional build up moments before the race starts. 'Formula 1, together with the FIA, has revealed the starting times for the 21 Grands Prix of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World...
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