Formula One’s calendar for 2023 has been announced with a record number of 24 races, the maximum allowed under the current commercial agreement with the teams.
The schedule was approved by a meeting of the FIA’s world motor sport council on Tuesday. This year F1 is to host 22 races but with new meetings being added as the sport enjoys a surge in popularity across the world, it will attempt to hold the most extensive season in the sport’s history in 2023.
The number of races will push F1 team personnel to the limit. July alone will feature four races across two double headers, with four further pairs of back-to-back races to come in its wake.
In August the Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, described 24 races as “right on the limit” of what could be asked of teams.