FIA, the Formula One governing body, with the release of the 2023 calendar confirmed that the cancelled Chinese Grand Prix will not be replaced this year.
It was announced in December that the 2023 race was called off because of “ongoing difficulties” with Covid in China but F1 has now rejected a request from the Chinese organisers for the race to be reinstated and will not replace its 23 April date with another event.
The Shanghai race was due to return in April for the first time since 2019.
Logistical issues are at the heart of the decision not to fill China’s spot with an alternative race and this means that there has been no Chinese Grand Prix since 2019 which raises questions about the future of the event.
The removal of China leaves a four-week gap between the Australian Grand Prix on 2 April and the Azerbaijan race on 30 April.