F1: FIA revises 2016 schedule, eight races receive new dates
The FIA World Motor Sport Council has revised and ratified the 2016 Formula One schedule, which features a number of changes from the original version released in July.
In total, eight races have new dates, including the Australian, Chinese, Bahrain, British, Azerbaijan, Hungarian, Malaysian and Mexican GP events.
Bernie Ecclestone had been wrestling with the schedule changes over the past three months, after the original calendar released attracted concerns from teams and race promoters.
The opening race in Australia has been moved to March 20, two weeks earlier than when the schedule was first unveiled.
This change creates potential logistical problem for teams, who now have to change their research and development, car build, crash testing, and spares production schedules.
Full 2016 F1 schedule:
March 20 - Melbourne
April 3 - Bahrain
April 17 - Shanghai
May 1 - Sochi
May 15 - Barcelona
May 29 - Monte Carlo
June 12 - Montreal
June 19 - Baku
July 3 - Spielberg
July 10 - Silverstone
July 24 - Budapest
July 31 - Hockenheim
August 28 - Spa-Francorchamps
September 4 - Monza
September 18 - Singapore
October 2 - Sepang
October 9 - Suzuka
October 23 - Austin
November 6 - Mexico City
November 13 - Sao Paolo
November 27 - Abu Dhabi
