Formula 1 will publish a record 23-race 2022 season calendar on Friday but the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai is set to be absent for the third year in a row. Multiple sources told Reuters on Thursday that China was not on a draft schedule presented to teams on Wednesday but would feature as a possible reserve for later in the season in the event of another round dropping off. F1 sees China as a key growth market but the race, usually in April, was cancelled in 2020 and this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions. Italy's Imola circuit, brought back as a stand-in for cancelled races this year and last, is expected to take China's slot while Miami comes in as a...
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