After all the reports that Formula 1 will return to South Africa in 2023, sadly this won’t be happening.
South Africa will not host a F1 race next year and has been excluded from the 2023 calendar.
The F1 calendar will kick off in Bahrain on March 5 and conclude in Abu Dhabi on November 26, the season will feature a record-breaking 24 races, with China and Qatar set to return, and Las Vegas arriving as the penultimate round for a Saturday night race.
The traditional summer break will remain in August, though changes to race dates see Belgium move to the end of July as a back-to-back with Hungary, while the Netherlands is twinned with Italy after the restart.
The full 2023 F1 calendar can be viewed below:
South Africa has not hosted Formula 1 since 1993 at the Kyalami circuit.
Kyalami has been massively renovated since the last Formula 1 visit, though it would still need more upgrades and infrastructure improvements to receive FIA Grade 1 status.
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