- FIA
Korea removed from latest calendar
The FIA has published a new 2015 calendar that does not feature the Korean Grand Prix.
The race was subject to confirmation on the first official calendar published at the end of last year, but was added without the knowledge of the organisers. Scheduled just one week before the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, there was little doubt that it would be removed and the latest calendar shows a 20 race calendar as expected.
In December Bernie Ecclestone said the Korean GP was on the calendar for legal reasons, although there was also speculation that it had been included to try to force a loophole in the rules around the amount of engines each driver is permitted per season.
"[The organisers] would rather it not happen," Ecclestone said last month. "We have a contract with Korea, we have to put it on the calendar. If we had not done they could have sued us. We let them off for a year on the understanding they would be back."
2015 Calendar
Australian GP - Albert Park, March 15Malaysian GP - Sepang, March 29
Chinese GP - Shanghai, April 12
Bahrain GP - Sakhir, April 19
Spanish GP - Barcelona, May 10
Monaco GP - Monte Carlo, May 24
Canadian GP - Montreal, June 7
Austrian GP - Spielberg, June 21
British GP - Silverstone, July 5
German GP - Nurburgring, July 19
Hungarian GP - Hungaroring, July 26
Belgian GP - Spa-Francorchamps, August 23
Italian GP - Monza, September 6
Singapore GP - Marina Bay, September 20
Japanese GP - Suzuka, September 27
Russian GP - Sochi, October 11
US GP - Austin - October 25
Mexican GP - Mexico City, November 1
Brazilian GP - Interlagos, November 15
Abu Dhabi GP - Yas Marina, November 29
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