The Formula 1 organizing body confirmed on Thursday the disappearance of the Paul-Ricard circuit at Le Castellet from the calendar in 2023.
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The announcement had been anticipated for a few weeks, it was made official: there will be no Grand Prix de France in 2023. Formula 1 confirmed the information to AFP, Thursday August 25, thus not following up. to the contract started in 2018 for races on the Castellet circuit (Var).
F1 boss Stefano Domenicali also said, during a press conference the day before, that discussions were continuing with the promoter of the French GP and that the event could in the future enter into a rotation system with other Grand Prix.“Discussions are ongoing” concerning those of Monaco and Belgium, also specified the Italian, who indicated that “around 24 races” should be on the calendar next year.
This season, Max Verstappen, already winner in 2020, had taken advantage of another retirement from Charles Leclerc to offer himself a seventh career victory on July 24.