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WMSC confirms revised 2016 F1 calendar

The FIA's World Motor Sport Council has confirmed the 2016 provisional Formula 1 season will kick off in Australia on March 20. As reported earlier on Wednesday, the Melbourne race - originally scheduled for April - will be held two weeks earlier, meaning the championship will return to its usual March start. The new calendar ratified by the WMSC has the season ending in Abu Dhabi on November 27 and once again features a summer break - which prompted the latest reshuffle. The schedule also confirms plans for the Malaysian Formula 1 and MotoGP races to take place back-to-back, as reported by Motorsport.com earlier this month. The F1 race will take place on October 2, with the MotoGP event...
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