It’s not just the ongoing covid crisis that is endangering the 2022 Formula 1 season. All the race promoters got together in Bahrain last week to discuss the potential impact on the sport of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which has already caused the cancellation of the Sochi race. “Yes, some countries are closer to this conflict zone than others, but no formal decisions have yet been taken apart from Russia, of course,” Francois Dumontier, the Canadian GP promoter, told La Presse Canadienne. “F1 will not deliberately go into armed conflict zones, but if all goes well there will be 23 races for the first time.”.

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