Bahrain to open season

Motorsport: Formula One has postponed the Australian Grand Prix from March to November.

Bahrain will now open the season and the Chinese Grand Prix, scheduled for April 11, is left hanging, as Covid19 forced the sport to rewrite the 2021 calendar yesterday. Italy's Imola circuit was added to the record 23round schedule as the second race on April 18, after Bahrain on March 28.

The third slot on May 2 is still to be confirmed but is expected to be filled by Portugal's Algarve circuit, which debuted last year. Australia was given a new date of November 21 for what would normally be the seasonopener in Melbourne. — Reuters