F1: 2012 calendar for major overhaul

Thursday, July 28, 2011, 17: 17 GMT

Supreme formula that Bernie Ecclestone plan to move the Grand Prize of Bahrain at the end of the season of 2012, AUTOSPORT may disclose, as part of a revised timetable ahead of Turkey ruled out completely.

Although the FIA published his version of 2012 programming in its most recent meeting of the Sports Motor FIA World Council last month, is understood that Ecclestone had undertaken a major reorganization plans for the coming year.

With interested teams on the first race was in Bahrain - due to the still uncertain political situation and care that could overshadow the accumulation of season ahead of the event return to the calendar ? Ecclestone primary focus was on planning what to do with the date of Sakhir.

As well as that, there was some concern in the United States about the possibility of hosting the new race in Austin on June ? when very high temperatures can be problematic for drivers, teams and spectators.

Sources revealed that Ecclestone has already completed its major reorganization of the timetable, given to the teams they highlight the problems faced.

Means that he plans for the 2012 season starting now in Australia, with displacement of Bahrain to a date of November where will be installed as a back to back with Abu Dhabi.

This will give the authorities of Bahrain extra nine months to ensure that the political situation in the Gulf is State improved enough that without worry of teams on the staging of the event.

Getting Bahrain for later in the calendar, it is also understood that Austin will move at the end of the campaign ? that will become the penultimate race of the season before Brazil. The two events will also be a back-to-back.

The displacement of Bahrain means that the season of 2012 is now likely to begin with the Grand Prize of Australia, that will be an event back to back with Malaysia.

The Chinese and the Indians large prizes remain as independent events, before a gap of three weeks to the start of the European season in Barcelona.

The inclusion of this three-week gap means that F1 teams can now schedule a test of the season ? which will probably take place in Mugello or Silverstone.

With the size of the calendar is limited to 20 events, means that Turkey is absent from the 2012 programming that has always been the ? of equipment with headquarters in Istanbul have stalled before in agreeing a new contract with F1 commercial rights organization this year.

Ecclestone plans for the calendar to be temporary, but if teams do not complain of large logistic dramas, then, this year could be presented to the FIA World Motor Sport Council for ratification.