Formula 1’s nomadic nature makes it special. It also means it is challenging, as travelling the globe during a pandemic has demonstrated. And it creates a true world championship where other sports spout this claim erroneously.
In 2022, the F1 circus is currently scheduled to visit 22 venues. That equals the record set in 2021, which was only supposed to last a year before F1 hit a new high of 23 before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine meant Sochi’s contract was cancelled. It could still get there, with speculation mounting that Qatar’s Losail track could return for a second race ahead of this year’s football world cup – an actual ball-based global competition, take note NFL…
