The provisional 2014 calendar looks set to be reduced from 22 to 20 races with the removal of rounds in New Jersey and Mexico.
Both races were given provisional status on the draft calendar that was revealed at the end of September, but both are expected to be absent from the final version when it is released by the FIA World Motor Sport Council in December.
Sources report that Mexico is definitely off the calendar. Bernie Ecclestone told reporters in the Yas Marina Circuit paddock over the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend that it would be a challenge to get the proposed new pit and paddock building, alongside minor track layout changes, ready in time for the November race date.
However, he did not officially confirm the news. Hermann Tilke, who has designed circuits like the Sakhir International Circuit in Bahrain, Shanghai International Circuit in China and the Buddh International Circuit in India, had been in charge of creating the new development at the Autódromo Hermanos RodrÃguez.
The removal of Mexico from the calendar frees up two weekend's between the United States Grand Prix in Austin and the season finale in Brazil. It is expected that some reshuffling will take place in the order - potentially making the races in America and Brazil back-to-back.
Meanwhile the removal of the New Jersey race, known as the Grand Prix of the Americas, isn't surprising with the on-going financial problems and the logistical challenge of three races on a row with Monaco, New Jersey and Canada.
Ecclestone confirmed that the race will not take place, telling reports in Abu Dhabi: "New Jersey won’t happen because they still haven’t got the finance together for that. I put it on the calendar because they keep telling me it’s all going to happen."
Here is the provisional calendar that was released by the FIA after a meeting with the World Motor Sport Council at the end of September:
Provisional 2014 calendar
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Sources report that Mexico is definitely off the calendar. Bernie Ecclestone told reporters in the Yas Marina Circuit paddock over the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend that it would be a challenge to get the proposed new pit and paddock building, alongside minor track layout changes, ready in time for the November race date.
However, he did not officially confirm the news. Hermann Tilke, who has designed circuits like the Sakhir International Circuit in Bahrain, Shanghai International Circuit in China and the Buddh International Circuit in India, had been in charge of creating the new development at the Autódromo Hermanos RodrÃguez.
The removal of Mexico from the calendar frees up two weekend's between the United States Grand Prix in Austin and the season finale in Brazil. It is expected that some reshuffling will take place in the order - potentially making the races in America and Brazil back-to-back.
Meanwhile the removal of the New Jersey race, known as the Grand Prix of the Americas, isn't surprising with the on-going financial problems and the logistical challenge of three races on a row with Monaco, New Jersey and Canada.
Ecclestone confirmed that the race will not take place, telling reports in Abu Dhabi: "New Jersey won’t happen because they still haven’t got the finance together for that. I put it on the calendar because they keep telling me it’s all going to happen."
Here is the provisional calendar that was released by the FIA after a meeting with the World Motor Sport Council at the end of September:
Provisional 2014 calendar
- March 16 - Australia GP, Melbourne
- March 30 - Malaysia GP, Sepang
- April 6 - Bahrain GP, Sakhir
- April 20 - China GP, Shanghai
- April 27 - Korea GP, Mokpo (provisional)
- May 11 - Spain GP, Barcelona
- May 25 - Monaco GP, Monaco
- June 1 - GP of America, New Jersey *(provisional)
- June 8 - Canada GP, Montreal
- June 22 - Austria GP, Red Bull Ring
- July 6 - Britain GP, Silverstone
- July 20 - Germany GP, Hockenheim
- July 27 - Hungary GP, Hungaroring
- August 24 - Belgium GP, Spa-Francorchamps
- September 7 - Italy GP, Monza
- September 21 - Singapore GP, Marina Bay
- October 5 - Russia, Sochi
- October 12- Japan GP, Suzuka
- October 26 - Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina
- November 9 - Mexico, Mexico City *(provisional)
- November 16 - USA, Circuit of the Americas
- November 30 - Brazil, Interlagos
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