Formula 1 is considering a deeply revised 2026 calendar, with a season that could extend until the week of Christmas.
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According to several sources, including DAZN journalist Tomás Slafer, F1 is working on a solution to reintegrate the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix, initially removed from the F1 calendar in April due to the geopolitical context.
These cancellations have created a difficult gap to fill in an already very busy 2026 F1 season, where available windows are limited. The discipline’s goal is to maintain a 24-race calendar while respecting the teams’ logistical constraints.
A sequence of triple-headers considered
The solution currently under study would involve a complete rearrangement of the end of the season, with several sequences particularly demanding for teams and drivers.
In this scenario, Bahrain could be repositioned at the beginning of October, between the Azerbaijan and Singapore Grands Prix. This would open the way to a series of three successive triple-headers in the latter part of the championship.
The proposed calendar would notably include a sequence composed of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, and Singapore, followed by another linking Austin, Mexico, and Brazil, then a final grouping Las Vegas, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
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A season end potentially until December 20
After these successive blocks, the season could conclude in Abu Dhabi around December 20, which would push the end of the championship into the holiday period.
Such a configuration would mean about 10 races in just 13 weeks, an extremely intense pace for the entire paddock.
Observers already highlight the potential impact of such a sequence on the fatigue of teams, drivers, and technical staff, in a sport where intercontinental travel is already particularly heavy.
A decision still dependent on the international context
For now, this scenario remains under discussion. F1 cannot yet officialize a new calendar as long as the situation in the Middle East remains uncertain.
If validated, this reorganization would constitute one of the busiest and most demanding season ends in the modern history of Formula 1.
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