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Final 2017 calendar avoids Le Mans clash, Germany missing

 XPB Images The final version of the 2017 F1 calendar sees a clash avoided with Le Mans but has lost the German Grand Prix from the original schedule. As was the case in 2016, the first draft of the calendar saw the European Grand Prix in Baku scheduled to take place on the same day as the Le Mans 24 Hours. However, following a request from the Baku race organisers, the race - renamed the Azerbaijan Grand Prix - has now been pushed back by a week to avoid a clash and also prevent a repeat of the difficult Canada-Azerbaijan back-to-back of this year. With the race in Baku being pushed back a week, the following rounds in Austria, Great Britain and Hungary also do the same. This...
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