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Monaco to remain on F1 calendar until 2025 as 24-race 2023 season confirmed

Tom Cary
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Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Ferrari F1-75 leads Carlos Sainz of Spain driving (55) the Ferrari F1-75 during the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 29, 2022 in Monte-Carlo, Monac - Getty Images Europe
Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Ferrari F1-75 leads Carlos Sainz of Spain driving (55) the Ferrari F1-75 during the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 29, 2022 in Monte-Carlo, Monac - Getty Images Europe

Formula One confirmed a new three-year deal with Monaco on Tuesday as it unveiled its biggest ever calendar for 2023.

A mammoth 24-race season which begins in Bahrain on March 5 and ends in Abu Dhabi on November 26 will feature all of the same races as this year minus the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard, plus it will squeeze in China, Qatar and Las Vegas.

Qatar took a break this year due to the football World Cup. The race at Losail will slot in between Japan and the United States in October next season. Las Vegas, meanwhile, will be making its debut next year in the penultimate round, the weekend before the finale in Abu Dhabi.

While there will be doubts over the viability of some of the races (China, which is still heavily affected by Covid regulations, on April 16 for example) and fretting over some of the scheduling, including two triple-headers in Imola-Monaco-Spain and USA-Mexico-Brazil, confirmation of Monaco’s presence was really the last outstanding question, with Spa having been confirmed for at least one more year at the Belgian Grand Prix last month.