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Formula One Season Finally Takes Shape (Third Update)

July 10th: F1 announces races at Mugello on September 13th and Sochi on September 27th to extend the season to 10 rounds.

July 24th: F1 announces 3 more races at Nurburgring on October 11th, the debut of Portimao on October 25th and the return of Imola on November 1st. These dates mean the USA and Mexico races are (though not officially) cancelled.

August 24th: F1 announces the season ending series of races with a return to Turkey for the first time since 2011, a double-header in Bahrain and the season finale in Abu Dhabi.

These are the races and their current status:

ROUNDGRAND PRIXCIRCUITOriginal dateOFFICIAL
Status
AustralianAlbert Park15 MarchCancelled
BahrainSakhir22 MarchPostponed
VietnameseHanoi5 AprilCancelled
ChineseShanghai19 AprilCancelled
DutchZandvoort3 MayCancelled
MonacoMonte Carlo24 MayCancelled
AzerbaijanBaku7 JuneCancelled
CanadianMontreal14 JuneCancelled
FrenchPaul Ricard28 JuneCancelled
1AustrianRed Bull Ring5 July
2StyrianRed Bull Ring12 July
3HungaryHungaroring19 July
4BritishSilverstone2 August
570th AnniversarySilverstone9 August
6SpanishBarcelona16 August
7BelgianSpa-Francorchamps30 August
8ItalianMonza6 September
9EuropeanMugello13 September
SingaporeMarina Bay20 SeptemberCancelled
10RussianSochi27 September
JapaneseSuzuka11 OctoberCancelled
11EifelNurburgring11 October
12PortugalPortimao25 October
United StatesAustin25 OctoberCancelled
13Emilia-RomagnaImola1 November
MexicanMexico City1 NovemberCancelled
BrazilianSao Paulo15 NovemberCancelled
14TurkeyIstanbul15 November
15BahrainSakhir29 November
16SakhirSakhir Outer Ring6 December
17Abu DhabiYas Marina13 December

MCZ Motorsports 250 Summer Break Edition

The latest MCZ Motorsports 250 podcast, “2018 Summer Break Edition” is now available.

Among the topics covered in 250 seconds are the rescue of the Force India team and the future line-up at McLaren.

You can listen to the new edition (and all the past shows) on the MCZ Motorsports 250 page and subscribe via RSS.

Or via the iTunes store.

“All the motorsports news and opinion you need in 250 seconds!”

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MCZ Motorsports 250 F1 Season Preview

The MCZ Motorsports 250 2016 Formula One Season Preview podcast is now available for your listening pleasure! You can find it here.

Our predictions:

F1 2016 Predictions

1st Mercedes far ahead in testing mileage. Fast and didn’t even use the Ultrasoft tyre. Definitely sandbagging. They rebuilt Rosberg’s psyche at the end of last season but Hamilton is now refocused and the man to beat.
Hamilton over Rosberg.

2nd Ferrari set fast times but put in only average mileage and had some reliability questions. The change in front suspension design should help Raikonnen but he will always be second fiddle to Vettel in probably his last F1 season. Close but no cigar.
Vettel over Raikkonen.

3rd Williams put in average mileage and only went for times once in testing. This is definitely Felipe Massa’s last year in F1 and he is hoping for a good one but the lower steps on the podium are all he and Bottas can hope for, unless something goes wrong up ahead.
Bottas over Massa.

4th Toro Rosso. Now we come to the surprises. They put in great testing mileage and showed good speed. They will most definitely beat Red Bull Racing this year and could be a threat to the likes of Williams, lurking when Mercedes and Williams faulter.
Verstappen over Sainz.

5th Red Bull is a now a team hamstrung by their own ego. They won’t be bad but nothing spectacular is in store. Ricciardo will beat Kvyat but neither will be a threat for podiums let alone wins.
Ricciardo over Kvyat.

6th McLaren have improved but that wasn’t exactly hard after the 2015 fiasco! Alonso can wring ever last drop from the car, while Button is the consummate analytical racer. They won’t be the laughing stock in 2016 but they won’t be winning either.
Alonso over Button.

7th Force India are better prepared than last year but a financial cloud hangs over the future of the team thanks to Vijay Mallya’s antics which will only weigh heavier as the season progresses.
Perez over Hulkenberg.

8th Haas: New team problems are expected but this is a very different kind of debut. They could be the first new team since Toyota in 2002 to score points on their debut but more likely they will need to wait longer into the season, but it will come.
Grosjean over Gutierrez.

9th Renault admit that this will be a transition year and are setting the bar low. With a very late start in design the car is simply a re-engined revamp of the 2015 Lotus but at least they had the sense to kick Crashtor Maldonado to the curb.
Magnussen over Palmer.

10th Sauber will as always be good out the gate, and the first 3 races will probably be their best chances of scoring points. Their financial woes mean they will have precious little development of the car and the departure of Technical Director Mark Smith is a major blow.
Nasr over Ericsson.

11th Manor has gone through a huge shake up and it will take some time for things to settle. The addition of Mercedes power units is a huge plus but the teams’ lack of resources mean little in the way of development.
Wehrlein over Haryanto.

Another set of titles for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes – #4 for #44.
Now let’s go racing!

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