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From 14 to 16 May, at the Paul-Ricard circuit in Le Castellet, the young talents of the Italian F4 Powered by Abarth Championship will return to the track. Up to thirty-seven cars will open the eighth season of the ACI Sport preparatory series, the 'oldest' of the series created by the International Automobile Federation in 2014. Once again, the 1400cc T-Jet 414TF engine and 160 CV will accompany the young drivers, many of them get into a car for the first time. The technical package, consisting of a Tatuus chassis, an Abarth engine and Pirelli tires, has been very successful over the years, ensuring safety, performance and reliability. For all these reasons, the Italian championship continues to be a benchmark in the world of motorsports. Once again in 2021, it will feature a record starting grid championing the universal spirit of the championship. Eighteen countries will be represented in the first race of the season, with drivers from four different continents. Twelve teams will compete for the title in the seven scheduled rounds, at the Le Castellet, Misano Adriatico, Vallelunga, Imola, Red Bull Ring, Mugello and Monza circuits, with the season finale scheduled for October 29-31, 2021.
It’s time for the Japanese Grand Prix, one of the most popular events on the calendar for enthusiasts and F1 folk alike. Suzuka first featured on the World Championship trail almost four decades ago and along with two races at Fuji in the mid-70s and again in 2007 and 2008 and with two Pacific Grands Prix in the Nineties, the Land of the Rising Sun has played an important part in the history of the sport. Suzuka is special, not just because of the beautiful figure-of-eight track, but also because of the electrifying atmosphere around the circuit, the grandstands packed with local fans, both young and old who love to dress up in race suits, often wearing the most bizarre home-made caps made to look like the race cars, as they wander around the track and even in the paddock.If the 18 corners that make up Suzuka circuit could talk, they would tell the tale of some of the most memorable moments in the history of the sport. So many world championships have been decided here, many of them in favour of Scuderia Ferrari. In 2000 came the “Red Dawn” as the tifosi called it, when Michael Schumacher won the race to clinch his first title in red, repeating the feat in Japan in 2003. There were also moments of disappointment for the Prancing Horse, in 1990 when Alain Prost was beaten to the crown by Ayrton Senna and in 1998, when Schumacher was bested by Mika Häkkinen.
With the European leg of the season completed, Formula 1 now heads for Asia, which provides the backdrop to the next two races, before heading for Qatar in the Middle East at the start of October. The action starts this week in Singapore, before moving to Japan the following weekend. The Marina Bay circuit in the city state that borders Malaysia is now something of a modern classic on the calendar. It was first held in 2008, when it was the very first race run entirely at night, since when it has been a permanent fixture apart from 2020 and 2021 when the pandemic led to its cancellation.
The Barcelona-Catalunya circuit returns to the layout used up until 2006, doing away with the chicane in the third sector, as it hosts the seventh round of the season, the Spanish Grand Prix. It is Carlos Sainz’s home race, at which he finished fourth last year, his best ever home result in Spain.
As was the case last year, Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit hosts the third round of the Formula 1 World Championship.
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