Why F1 remains miles away from “perfect calendar”

As China returns to the calendar after years of COVID-related delays, F1 finally has achieved its record-breaking 24-race schedule, the maximum currently allowed under F1 and the FIA’s commercial agreements.

The 2024 schedule contains the same 24 events as the original 2023 plans but has seen several tweaks to make the calendar more sustainable by grouping regional races.

“We’re working on regionalising the calendar,” said former F1 sporting director Steve Nielsen, who…