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F1 2017 Calendar

The FIA have released a provisional calendar for the 2017 Formula 1 season, which again features 21 grands prix.

Next season's calendar, which is still provisional, has only minor changes compared to this year's schedule with China and Bahrain swapping places.

Added to that the Malaysian Grand Prix will take place a month earlier in September while Mexico and Brazil will be back-to-back.

July remains the busiest month wtih four races; Austria, Britain, Hungary and Germany.

The latter, which is down to be hosted at the Hockenheimring, is subject to confirmation along with Canada and Brazil.

Provisional 2017 F1 calendar
1. Australia – March 26
2. China – April 9
3. Bahrain – April 16
4. Russia – April 30
5. Spain – May 14
6. Monaco – May 28
7. Canada – June 11*
8. Azerbaijan (European GP) – June 18
9. Austria – July 2
10. Britain – July 9
11. Hungary – July 23
12. Germany – July 30*
13. Belgium – August 27
14. Italy – September 3
15. Malaysia – September 17
16. Singapore – October 1
17. Japan – October 8
18. USA – October 22
19. Mexico – November 5
20. Brazil – November 12*
21. Abu Dhabi – November 26

* subject to confirmation
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Broadcast times this weekend? Pwease...

Hoping a late afternoon race, wedding on Sat so I'm going to be man down ;)
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Think Early morning, Malaysia is to the east of us.

Sat Quali SKY F1 coverage starts 10am our time.
Sun Race SKY F1 Coverage starts 6:30am our time.

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caroper said:
Think Early morning, Malaysia is to the east of us.

Sat Quali SKY F1 coverage starts 10am our time.
Sun Race SKY F1 Coverage starts 6:30am our time.
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Balls.

Will still be at the venue till lunchtime, will have to get the SO's family to PVR for me.
 
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Excellent!

The weather can be notoriously fickle in Malaysia, and early forecasts suggest teams and drivers will need to be casting their eyes skyward throughout the race weekend.

Rain is expected to hit on all three days, although pinning down the timing is a difficult exercise. Of most concern though is that showers are currently expected to hit shortly before qualifying, and again at around midday on Sunday - just before the lights go out, in other words. Given previous 'showers' at Sepang, that could turn the entire weekend on its head
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New wet start procedure for 2017

Formula 1 will introduce a new wet weather start procedure in 2017 after the sport came in for heavy criticism in the wake of the British Grand Prix.

The opening five laps of this year’s Silverstone race took place behind the Safety Car despite several drivers calling for it to be started.

Race Control, though, waited until the conditions were good enough for intermediates before there was a rolling start.

Drivers and fans alike complained, prompting the FIA to adopt a new procedure for 2017.

“A new procedure regarding wet weather starts was accepted,” read an FIA statement following Wednesday’s World Motor Sport Council meeting.

“From 2017, if a Safety Car is deemed to be required for the beginning of a race due to wet weather, a normal standing start will occur once the track is deemed safe to race.

“The process will see the safety car return to the pit lane and the cars assemble on the grid for the start.”

The FIA also announced that next season, given the introduction of new wider tyres, all the drivers will have the same two hard, four medium and seven soft sets of tyres for the first five grands prix.

“For the first five events of the 2017 Championship season only, the normal team selection procedure for tyres will not be used as the deadline occurs before pre-season testing.

“For these events the supplier will allocate two sets of the hardest compound specification, four sets of the medium compound specification and seven sets of the softest compound specification to each driver.”

The ban on drivers changing their helmet designs has also been relaxed but for one race only, or if the driver swaps teams mid-season.

The FIA said: “Drivers must continue to present their helmets in substantially the same livery at every event of the FIA Formula One World Championship for easy recognition of the driver in the car, however a driver will now be allowed one event (such as a home race) for a special livery (at the driver’s choice).

“Drivers will also be allowed to change their helmet liveries if changing teams during the season.”
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Alonso: Malaysia will be interesting

Fernando Alonso expressed his curiosity on the new surface of the Sepang International Circuit ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix, a race where he has won three times.

The track went under major renovations since the last race, with changes to the corners and high-speed straights being the focus.

Looking forward to continue McLaren-Honda’s progress this weekend, the Spaniard also added that he has enjoyed some fond memories in Malaysia and hopes for many more.

"I'm looking forward to heading back to Malaysia after 18 months since the last race there," said the 35-year-old, who will line-up alongside McLaren team-mate Jenson Button this weekend.

"It'll be interesting to see how the cars cope on the newly-resurfaced track, and I imagine the weather conditions will be different from our last visit.

"Still, we expect it to be a tough race in the heat and humidity, but there's a good combination of slow and high-speed corners and fast straights, so it has a little bit of everything.

"I've won this race three times before so I have happy memories, and we'll be aiming to continue the momentum from the past couple of races and get a strong result there again this year."
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Symonds curious on the improved Sepang Circuit


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With the changes made to the Sepang International Circuit being a major talking point ahead of this weekend's race, Williams chief technical officer Pat Symonds is curious to know how the track has improved.

A prominent feature on the Formula 1 calendar, the Malaysian Grand Prix is usually raced in April, but due to major renovations it was postponed towards the end of the year.

The track will supposedly improve the racing, something Symonds is keen to witness as it might be a benchmark for other tracks to meet.

"The new date for Malaysia takes us to the first of two circuits that really stretch the car after the confines of Singapore," he said.

"In Kuala Lumpur we also the challenge of extensive changes that have been made to the track.

"As well as the complete resurfacing of the track there is also some realignment which has been specially designed to improve the racing. It will be interesting to see how successful it is, and if it acts as a pointer to future circuit modifications.

"From a performance point of view, of course, the focus is on the very high temperatures and humidity which not only affect the car set-up but also take a high toll on the drivers.

"There are several high-speed long corners where loading dictates the advantage of the more robust compounds. The circuit has good overtaking opportunities and we can expect an exciting race but, as always in Malaysia, we will be keeping a very close watch for the heavy rainfall that can disrupt this event."
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Only noticed now, the Hamilton anti any other racer crowd haven't posted since the last race.
 
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