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Managing F1’s first triple-header was not easy

Reacting on the soccer world cup, Formula One changed its summer schedule, resulting in its first ever triple header of races. The tight schedule presented a huge logistics challenge to the teams and was tough from the human side as well because most of the team personnel could not see their family members for almost three weeks. The 2018 championship calendar consists of 21 races which equals the record from 2016. This high number of events and the soccer world cup meant the Commercial Rights’ Holder Liberty Media faced difficulties when finalizing this year’s calendar. To cram all the races into the summer and avoid clash with the final match of the soccer world cup, it was decided...
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