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Liberty Media rule out 2019 Formula 1 calendar revamp
Liberty Media has abandoned plans to revamp the Formula 1 calendar for the 2019 season, but remain committed to doing so in the future. Commercial chief Sean Bratches has been keen on the idea of ‘grouping' races together by regions, to help ease the pressure on F1 teams in terms of logistics and travel. But after discussions Bratches, although still hopeful of the revamp, has opted to delay the plans. 'We are trying to point this ship in that direction which will be much more efficient for fans, because we can navigate them for a period of time in the same timezone,' Bratches said to Motorsport.com. 'It will also be more efficient for F1 to avoid the expensive traveling, and it...
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