{"id":15858,"date":"2024-01-12T22:55:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T03:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/races-preseason-and-car-launches-the-key-dates-for-f1s-2024-season\/12\/01\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T22:55:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T03:55:55","slug":"races-preseason-and-car-launches-the-key-dates-for-f1s-2024-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/races-preseason-and-car-launches-the-key-dates-for-f1s-2024-season\/12\/01\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Races, preseason and car launches – The key dates for F1’s 2024 season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Formula One’s new season will be a record-breaking 24 races long and will start on March 2 at the Bahrain Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

There’s plenty of build-up to the first race, with teams designating time to unveil their new cars and colour schemes to the public, before three days of preseason testing, which often is the first indication of what the upcoming season might look like.<\/p>\n

PREVIEW: <\/strong>The storylines likely to dominate F1 in 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

ANALYSIS: Steiner departure leaves big questions for Haas <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Car launches<\/h2>\n

Here are the confirmed launches currently.<\/p>\n

February 5 – Sauber, Williams<\/p>\n

February 12 – Aston Martin<\/p>\n

February 13 – Ferrari<\/p>\n

Preseason testing<\/h2>\n

The Bahrain’s Sakhir International Circuit will host three days of testing on February 21-24, a week before the opening race at the same venue.<\/p>\n

That choice of venue means cars and equipment will not need transporting between testing and the first race of the year, in line with the FIA’s efforts to make the championship more sustainable. Bahrain is also a venue which lends itself to more mileage for teams compared to previous testing venues such as Spain’s Circuit of the Catalunya at the same time of year.<\/p>\n

The race schedule<\/h2>\n