Overview
- Formula 1 chief Stefano Domenicali said this weekend that the sport is hoping to reinstate one of the two races cancelled in April and that talks are ongoing.
- Multiple outlets say Bahrain is the favoured candidate to be added back, with a likely early‑October slot between the Azerbaijan and Singapore rounds being discussed.
- F1 must decide before the summer break on July 26 to fit a recovered race into the schedule because freight, team travel and broadcast plans need firm dates.
- The FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem stressed that safety for personnel and the public takes priority over adding events to an already crowded calendar.
- Organisers have contingency plans if Gulf end‑of‑season rounds cannot proceed, with Portugal’s Portimão named as the leading fallback and a separate mid‑September deadline set for those final rounds.