Motor Sport : Formula 1 announce 23 Grand Prix in new 2022 calendar

The 2022 Formula 1 race calendar was revealed on Friday. Twenty-three grands prix will take place in just 36 weeks next year. The Chinese GP in Shanghai has been scrapped for a third successive campaign. But Australia, Canada, Singapore and Japan - none of whose races have yet been held during the pandemic - are back for 2022. Bahrain will host the opening round of the season on 20th March, with Abu Dhabi the concluding event exactly eight months later. China will be replaced by the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on 24th April.