The Chinese Grand Prix has reportedly been cancelled yet again due to Covid policies. The race has not been held in the country since 2019 - before the coronavirus pandemic swept across the entire world. However, with things now more stable, the plan was for F1 to return to China next year, but that decision has now understood to have been reversed.
Due to the country's zero-Covid policy the sport have now concluded the race cannot go ahead, at least for another year. This means the 2023 schedule will now consist of 23 races and F1 is not expected to replace the Chinese GP with a different one.
As a result of the cancellation, there will be a four-week gap in the 2023 schedule between the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on April 2 and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku on April 30. Therefore, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is said to be meeting authorities in Baku in an attempt to persuade them to move the race forward a week to 23 April, but is currently facing some resistance.
