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Silverstone offers to host two F1 races in 2026

The Independent·Lawrence Ostlere·about 1 month ago
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Silverstone has offered to host two grands prix next season in order to alleviate a “crisis” in the F1 calendar. The complex geopolitical landscape has seen a major reshuffle to this year’s race schedule. Races set to take place in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in April were cancelled as a result of the war in the Middle East , with bosses confirming that alternative hosts were not viable in April. F1 returns this weekend with the Miami Grand Prix after a five-week break, with no action since Kimi Antonelli took the chequered flag in Japan on 29 March. There will also be a three-week break between Miami and the next race in Canada. Silverstone stepped in to host multiple races during the 2021 season which was disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the circuit’s CEO Stuart Pringle says the track could do so again in 2026. “I have offered, because we stepped in during Covid and we were able to help Formula 1, and if that would help then of course we will,” he told Sky News.…

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