Christmas with F1: the 2026 World Championship could end on… December 20th

The 2026 F1 calendar is still a very open game. Liberty Media and FIA are waiting to understand the evolution of the conflict in the Middle East, but are already preparing for various scenarios to be rigorously implemented by the end of the summer. After the postponements of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to a later date, the objective is at least not to give up other events; with the risks that Qatar and Abu Dhabi currently run, a plan B is emerging with the possible advance (by a year) of Turkey and the self-nomination for the encore of Silverstone. But there could still be other surprises in this regard. What is plan A? If this is the “emergency exit”, it is certainly no mystery that Domenicali & Co. will do everything possible not only to play the last two races, but also to recover the two pending so far in Sakhir and Jeddah. And there are over 100 million reasons (and pounds) already collected for a while. To do this, however, you will need to scroll through the calendar as much as possible, even if there are very few weekends available. The Spanish photographer and insider José María Rubio, F1 veteran with over 50 seasons of active coverage (more than 700 Grands Prix) since 1972, has reported some rumors that see an extension of the World Championship even until the Christmas holidays. According to Rubio, the current plan for the calendar is to slot Jeddah between Baku and Singapore on the weekend of October 2-4, and then push Abu Dhabi back two weeks to make room for Bahrain after Qatar (December 4-6). To avoid, therefore, having four consecutive Grands Prix at the end from Las Vegas onwards, the 2026 season could end on December 20th.

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News
2026-05-07 15:55:00