A NEW CIRCUIT TO LEARN AS MUGELLO ADDED TO 2020 F1 CALENDAR

Formula 1 Management today announced 2 additional races to the revised 2020 F1 calendar with the addition of Mugello and Sochi scheduled for September.

The full calendar of 10 races is now as follows:

• Round 1 Formula 1 Rolex Grosser Preis von Osterreich, The Red Bull Ring, Austria – July 3-5
• Round 2 Formula 1 Pirelli Grosser Preis der Steiermark, The Red Bull Ring, Austria – July 10-12
• Round 3 Formula 1 Aramco Magyar Nagydij, The Hungaroring, Hungary – July 17-19
• Round 4 Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix, Silverstone, UK – July 31 – August 2
• Round 5 Emirates Formula 1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, Silverstone, UK – August 7-9
• Round 6 Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de EspanA, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain – August 14-16
• Round 7 Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium – August 28-30
• Round 8 Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d’Italia, Monza, Italy – September 4-6
• Round 9 Formula 1 Gran Premio Del-La Toscana Ferrari 1000, Mugello, Italy – September 11-13
• Round 10 Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2020, Sochi, Russia – September 25-27

Formula 1 Chairman and CEO, Chase Carey said “We are delighted to announce Mugello and Sochi will be part of the 2020 calendar and want to thank all our partners for their support in recent weeks,”

He added “We had great start to our season in Austria last weekend and we are increasingly confident in our plans to race throughout the remainder of 2020.

“The Russian Grand Prix is a major moment in our season and we are looking forward to being back in Sochi in September. We are equally excited to see Formula 1 race for the first time at Mugello, an occasion that will mark Ferrari’s 1000 Grand Prix. Both races will be a huge boost for fans with more announcements on the next races in our calendar coming in the weeks ahead.”

The Mugello race will give Ferrari the opportunity to celebrate their 1,000th race on Italian soil, especially as the track is owned by the Scuderia.

Ferrari Team Principle, Matta Binotto said, “To be able to celebrate an extraordinary anniversary like the thousandth grand prix for Scuderia Ferrari at our own home at Mugello is an incredible opportunity. Mugello is not just one of the most spectacular and challenging tracks for drivers and cars, it is also a structure that has made sustainability one of its priorities.”

Although new to most F1 teams, it’s expected that Ferrari will have a set up advantage having tested their recently using a 2018 spec car.

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