Blame China's COVID Zero policy. If race is not replaced, season will feature 23, not 24, races on the schedule.
The cancellation means 2023 will be the fourth consecutive season in which the world's largest country in terms of population will not make the F1 schedule.
Formula 1 held an F1 Grand Prix annually at the purpose-built Shanghai International Circuit from 2004 through 2019 but it did not feature in 2020 due to the pandemic. China’s strict COVID Zero policy, and associated isolation regulations, precluded Formula 1 from returning in either 2021 or 2022, but it was included on the championship’s 2023 schedule.
China’s round was due to take place on April 16, as the fourth race of the season, and its cancellation now creates a four-week gap in the schedule. The Australian Grand Prix will take place on April 2, and the championship is not due to resume until it visits Azerbaijan on April 30.
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