Formula One’s new owner Liberty Media is weighing up the opportunities how it can overhaul the current calendar. With talks underway about more events in America, a possible race in Vietnam, the calendar could see a 25-Grand Prix-long season in the not too distant future. The 2018 calendar is made up of a record-equaling 21 Grands Prix with many in the paddock believing that this number is already more than enough. Previously, teams have voiced concerns about further extending the calendar, suggesting that a second squad of mechanics would be required to prevent burnout. Force India’s deputy team principal Robert Fernley thinks that teams have to bring in more members if Liberty Media...
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