It will only be a scare. The time-threatened Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix has finally been confirmed for the 2023 season, which will feature a record 24 races, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced on Tuesday.
The penultimate Grand Prix of the season will be held in Las Vegas, new on November 18, 2023, while the Qatar Grand Prix returns to the calendar after a year’s absence. The season will start on March 5 in Bahrain and end on November 26 in Abu Dhabi. No French Grand Prix is on the program. On the other hand, there will therefore be a Monaco Grand Prix, scheduled for May 28 in the streets of the Principality. Excellent news for all the pilots who particularly appreciate the Monegasque challenge and who had not failed to let it be known. The mythical race is not the only one to remain on the program since the Belgian Grand Prix with its Spa-Francorchamps track is well on the 2023 calendar.
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