The 2015 Formula 1 calendar has been reduced to 20 races from the proposed schedule of 21, following the removal of the Korean Grand Prix.
The event was added to the calendar with a proposed date of May 3rd, sitting between the Bahrain and Spanish races. That slot is now free according to the latest calendar.
It means there is now a three week break before the F1 circus heads to Europe which will be welcome news for the teams which tend to bring large upgrade packages to the race.
Bernie Ecclestone recently admitted Korea’s inclusion was for legal reasons, whilst the race organisers admitted they would rather it not happen.
“We have a contract with Korea… we have to put it on the calendar. If we hadn’t they could have sued us. We let them off for a year on the understanding they would be back,” said the 84-year-old.
The season begins on March 15th in Australia before ending in Abu Dhabi on November 29th.
