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F1 pre-season testing switches to Bahrain
Formula 1’s pre-season testing will take place in Bahrain following changes to the opening rounds of this year’s calendar.
When the first race was scheduled to be in Australia, pre-season testing was set to take place from March 2-4 at the usual venue of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. However, following the postponement of the race in Melbourne and a reworking of the calendar that now has Bahrain hosting the season-opener on March 28, testing has now been moved.
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The three-day test – the only pre-season running the teams will get due to cost saving exercises; the cars being largely to those of last year – will now also take place in Bahrain. The dates have also changed in order to ensure the pre-season test is closer to the opening round, with it provisionally set to be held from March 12-14. That means testing will end exactly two weeks before the first grand prix of the season. If there are to be changes it is likely to be with the final dates, as teams did not unanimously agree on when to hold the event once it became clear a switch from Barcelona would make sense.
Following the race in Bahrain, F1 will return to Europe earlier than in previous years in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a second round in Imola following three weeks later before a double-header that is set to be Portimao and Barcelona on May 2 and 9.
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Chris Medland
While studying Sports Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Chris managed to talk his way into working at the British Grand Prix in 2008 and was retained for three years before joining ESPN F1 as Assistant Editor. After three further years at ESPN, a spell as F1 Editor at Crash Media Group was followed by the major task of launching F1i.com’s English-language website and running it as Editor. Present at every race since the start of 2014, he has continued building his freelance portfolio, working with international titles. As well as writing for RACER, his broadcast work includes television appearances on F1 TV and as a presenter and reporter on North America's live radio coverage on SiriusXM.
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