Saudi Arabia is set to make its debut on the Formula 1 calendar next year. A race on a street circuit in Jeddah is the penultimate event on a draft calendar that has been shown to teams. It is one of 22 races on a provisional 2021 schedule as F1 plans to return to a calendar as close to normal as possible after this year’s disruption. F1 is expecting criticism of the decision to race in Saudi Arabia because of the country’s record on human rights. If Brazil makes it on to the calendar in 2021, that will take the number of races to 23.

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