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2020 Formula One World Championship

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The 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula One cars which would be the 71st running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship is due to be contested over a number of Grands Prix held in different countries throughout the world. Drivers and teams are scheduled to compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion respectively. 2019 is also scheduled to see the running of the one thousandth World Championship Grand Prix.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are under contract to take part in the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship:

Constructor Power unit Race drivers
No. Driver name
Ferrari Ferrari 5
TBA 		  Sebastian Vettel[1]
  TBA
McLaren-Renault Renault[2] TBA
TBA 		  TBA
  TBA
Mercedes Mercedes 44
TBA 		  Lewis Hamilton[3]
  TBA
Red Bull Racing-TBA TBA 33
TBA 		  Max Verstappen[4]
  TBA
Renault Renault[5] 3
27 		  Daniel Ricciardo[6]
  Nico Hülkenberg[6]
Sauber-Ferrari Ferrari[7] TBA
TBA 		  TBA
  TBA
Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda Honda[8] TBA
TBA 		  TBA
  TBA

Team changes

Driver changes

List of planned races

The following nineteen Grands Prix are under contract to be held as part of the 2020 World Championship:

Grands Prix under contract for 2020
Grand Prix Circuit
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix   Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi[12]
Australian Grand Prix   Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne[13]
Austrian Grand Prix   Red Bull Ring, Spielberg[14]
Azerbaijan Grand Prix   Baku City Circuit, Baku[15]
Bahrain Grand Prix   Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir[16]
Belgian Grand Prix   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot[17]
Brazilian Grand Prix   Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo[18]
Canadian Grand Prix   Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal[19]
Chinese Grand Prix   Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai[20]
French Grand Prix   Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet[21]
Hungarian Grand Prix   Hungaroring, Budapest[22]
Italian Grand Prix   Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza[23]
Mexican Grand Prix   Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City[24]
Monaco Grand Prix   Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo[25]
Russian Grand Prix   Sochi Autodrom, Sochi[26]
Singapore Grand Prix   Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay[27]
Spanish Grand Prix   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló[28]
United States Grand Prix   Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas[29]
Dutch Grand Prix   Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort,Netherlands[30]
Grands Prix that are under contract for 2019 but not for 2020
German Grand Prix   Hockenheimring, Hockenheim[31]
Japanese Grand Prix   Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka[32]
British Grand Prix   Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone[33]

Calendar expansion

After purchasing the commercial rights to the sport from CVC Capital Partners, Liberty Media announced plans to expand the Formula One calendar using a concept they termed "destination races" and modelled on the Singapore Grand Prix.[34] Under the "destination races" model, Grands Prix would be established in or near key tourist destinations and integrate racing, entertainment and social functions with the aim of making the sport more accessible and appealing to a wider audience. Several countries and venues, including Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Argentina and the TT Circuit Assen in the Netherlands and street circuits in Vietnam, Copenhagen, and several cities in the United States announced plans to bid for a Grand Prix, with 2019 slated as the earliest date for expansion to begin.[35][36]

Changes

Sporting regulations

Following widespread criticism of a qualifying format used in the opening rounds of the 2016 championship,[37][38][39] the FIA and commercial rights holder Liberty Media announced plans to trial regulation changes through the Formula One eSports Series,[40] which débuted in 2017 with the release of the F1 2017 video game.[41]

Technical regulations

In a bid to improve overtaking, teams agreed to a series of aerodynamic changes that affect the profile of the front and rear wings. The front wing endplates will be reshaped to alter the airflow across the car and reduce the effects of aerodynamic turbulence. The slot in the rear wing will be widened, making the Drag Reduction System more powerful.[42] The agreed-upon changes were drawn from the findings of a working group set up to investigate potential changes to the technical regulations in preparation for the 2021 championship.

Parts of the technical regulations governing bodywork are planned to be rewritten in a bid to promote sponsorship opportunities for teams.[43] The agreed changes are to mandate smaller bargeboards and limit aerodynamic development of the rear wing end planes to create more space for sponsor logos. The changes were introduced as a response to falling revenues amid teams and the struggles of smaller teams to secure new sponsors.

The mandated maximum fuel levels are due to be raised from 105 kg (231.5 lb) to 110 kg (242.5 lb) so as to minimise the need for drivers to conserve fuel during a race.[44][note 1] Driver weights are due to no longer be considered when measuring the minimum weight of the car. This change was agreed following concerns that drivers were being forced to lose dangerous amounts weight in order to offset the additional weight of the post-2014 generation of turbo-hybrid engines.[44]

Driver safety

The FIA introduced a new standard for driver helmets designed to improve safety. Under the new standard, helmets will be subjected to a more thorough range of crash tests aimed at improving energy absorption and deflection whilst reducing the likelihood of objects penetrating the helmet's structure. All certified helmet manufacturers must pass the tests in advance of the 2019 championship to have their certification renewed. Once introduced to Formula One, the new standard will gradually be applied to all helmets used by competitors in every FIA-sanctioned event.[45]

Notes

  1. ^ Formula One measures fuel, oil and engine fluids in mass rather than volume as these fluids expand and contract when subject to heat and as a result the volume may change; however, the mass remains the same regardless of heat.

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