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    The Australian Grand Prix has been put back exactly eight months due to Covid

    The Australian Grand Prix has been put back exactly eight months due to Covid


    Strict quarantine requirements mean Formula 1 has decided to rejig the start of the season, with the Chinese grand prix also delayed.

    The Aussie race will now take place on November 21st, rather than March 21st.

    The F1 season will now open with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28th.

    MOTORSPORT WITH CRC FIVE FIVE SIX. NOW AVAILABLE IN FIVE SPECIALIST APPLICATIONS.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Motorsports News
     23 Feb: Shane van Gisbergen has finished a creditable sixth in the latest drama-filled NASCAR race in Georgia
     23 Feb: A red flag following an 11-car pile-up has turned the latest NASCAR race into an overtime shoot-out
     22 Feb: Matt Payne has been unable to back up his provisional qualifying effort in the Top10 shootout for the final race of the Supercars weekend in Sydney
     22 Feb: Australian driver Anton De Pasquale has fended off a hard-chasing Brodie Kostecki to win the 52-lap Sydney 500 and claim his first Supercars win since 2023
     21 Feb: A dream start to 2026 after a disappointing end to 2025 for Supercars driver Broc Feeney
     20 Feb: Supercars driver Ryan Wood is aware of the risks that accompany being a tough competitor ahead of the season-opener in Sydney today
     16 Feb: An action-packed first 250 miles at the annual running of Nascar's Daytona 500
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