Monday, July 30, 2007

2008 F1 Calendar: Valencia and Singapore in, Montreal in jeopardy


Several big (albeit anticipated) changes were made to the Formula One calendar for 2008, which was released by the FIA yesterday.
The F1 circus will make two new stops at the new circuit in Singapore and at the Valencia track in Spain, previously used primarily for testing. Singapore will slot in right before the grands prix in China and Japan, and most teams are expected to stay out east for the three-week stretch. Valencia joins Barcelona as the second race in Spain, banking on Fernando Alonso's popularity and following the cuts made to second races in Italy and Germany for this year. The race at the Nurburgring will be labeled the German Grand Prix, while Valencia will pick up the European Grand Prix moniker.
Follow the jump for details about North America and the full provisional 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar.

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