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Szafnauer wants F1 calendar limited to 20 races

Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer wants Formula 1 to limit its racing calendar to 20 races. Liberty Media, who own F1, has recently announced two new races on the calendar - with events in Vietnam and the Netherlands coming in 2020. However, we are yet to know if the 2020 calendar will increase from this season's 21 races, or if the new races will simply replace current races on the schedule. Szafnauer thinks the current calendar would benefit more if it was reduced to 20 races, to persuade promoters to pay a higher price for the privilege of hosting a round of the F1 championship. "My personal opinion is (Liberty) needs to have a good, hard look at the price elasticity of...
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