F1 boss teases unprecedented 2026 calendar shake-up: ‘We have some news to share’
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We have some news to share very, very soon with regard to the possibility in the mid-term to have some rotational European Grand Prix and some other new options coming later,” Domenicali said on a Liberty Media investors call. “It is true that we have a large demand of new possible venues that want to come in and our choice will always be balanced between the right economical benefits that we can have as a system and also to leverage in the growth on the market that we can see potential that will be beneficial for us to grow even further our business.” Madrid joins the calendar in 2026 with a city street circuit, while European races at Silverstone, Budapest and Austria have long-term deals into the 2030s. A second race in Saudi Arabia – at the Qiddiya Circuit under construction on the outskirts of Riyadh – would also make rotational events more likely, particularly given Domenicali has insisted that the sport does not want to go over 24 events. “I think that we are in a good momentum to make sure that the strategy for the future is even stronger, and that’s why we are so confident about the fact that this will help to enhance our platform on the sport, on social and business perspective.” The 2025 season – which features no new races from 2024 or 2023 – starts on 16 March with the Australian Grand Prix.