The all-women F1 Academy has added extra races to their existing schedule in Montreal and Austin to account for the cancellation of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in April.
F1’s decision to cancel races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia had a knock on effect on the F1 Academy calendar, as it was due to have two races at the latter as a support event.
Montreal and Austin’s schedule for F1 Academy will now feature three races instead of the customary two to account for those lost.
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The added race means that fans with tickets for Saturday at either event will see two F1 Academy races.
Saturday will feature the new “original race” and reverse grid race, while the feature race will take place on Sunday as normal.
The grid for the “original race” will be determined by drivers’ second fastest qualifying laps, with full points awarded.
F1 Academy said on Wednesday that an update to the sporting regulations will allow a third race to be added elsewhere in the future “either to maintain consistency in race count across a season or to make use of additional available track time at an event.”
Austrian driver Emma Felbermayr, who races for the Audi-backed squad, leads the championship after one round, which took place in China.
