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   Formula 1 Calendar and schedule of races for the new season. The 2023 Formula 1 season will feature 23 races, beginning with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 5 and running until the chequered flag falls in Abu Dhabi on November 26. Qatar returns to the schedule in October having made its debut in 2021 before taking a break from motorsport to host the 2022 World Cup. F1 will also be hitting the streets of Las Vegas for the first time since the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix. Las Vegas Strip will be the venue for a night race on November 18, for the penultimate race of the season. There had been plans for a 24-race calendar but the Chinese Grand Prix, originally set for April, was cancelled due to the ongoing restrictions being imposed by China's 'zero-Covid' policy. Pre-season testing will take place from February 23-25 in Sakhir.

                            Formula One last raced in China in 2019 Formula One has decided against replacing the cancelled Chinese Grand Prix in the 2023 calender, which remains a 23-race season. Shanghai was set to host China's first race since 2019 on April 16, making it the fourth date on the calender. But the race was cancelled in December due to China's zero-COVID policy, with the country still implementing strict rules in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus. It was deemed unfeasible to host a race in Shanghai, with F1 subsequently considering potential replacement destinations elsewhere. Portimao in Portugal and Istanbul in Turkey were apparently in contention, but it was confirmed on Tuesday that the season will remain 23 races instead. That leaves a four-week gap between the third race in Australia on April 2 and the fourth race in Azerbaijan on April 30. "Formula 1 can confirm that the 2023 season ...