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Claire Williams slams F1 calendar expansion plans

Claire Williams has criticised Liberty Media's calendar expansion plans, claiming that there is a 'human factor' that has not been considered, and that the teams should only agree if it makes financial sense for the season to be lengthened into the winter.  The current season has 21 races and it runs from March until the end of November, with a mid-season gap in August.  The winter break is used for teams to fine-tune their cars ahead of the new season, but any additional races would likely eat into any development and testing time available, with Denmark, Vietnam and Miami all front runners to be added to the schedule.  Williams doesn't feel that all aspects of an expansion...
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