Formula 2 finds new venues for canceled races, awaiting the final go-ahead

Originally, the feeder series for Formula 1 was set to kick off in April in Bahrain and Jeddah, but those races were cancelled following the Grands Prix there. The reason is the war in the Middle East, which makes it impossible to organise events there.

To avoid a significant gap in the schedule and having to wait until Monaco (early June), the F2 organisation recently began discussing alternative venues for racing, including with the teams. GPblog was the first to report that Miami and Montreal were being seriously considered.

It has now become clear that the teams and F2 genuinely want to travel to North America. Work is in full swing in the coming weeks to turn that wish into reality. It remains to be seen whether it will be possible to stage Formula 2 races at both Miami and Montreal.

A decision does need to be made fairly quickly. Although the Miami races would not take place until the weekend of May 3, equipment still needs to be shipped to the United States in time. That puts some pressure on the organisation.

If, unexpectedly, it proves impossible to add to the F2 calendar, the F2 drivers will be facing a very long break. They last competed in Melbourne on March 8; the next event would then be three months later.