The Formula 1 season of 2026 will come to an end with the celebration of the Azerbaijan GP next Saturday, September 26, a date that will mark an important change compared to previous editions of the race.
This event will take place one week later than in the previous year and has been rescheduled to avoid coincidence with the Azerbaijan Remembrance Day, which is commemorated every September 27. This date is significant for the Azerbaijani population, which remembers the fallen soldiers during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which began on September 27, 2020.
The decision to move the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to Saturday was made after a request from the event promoter and government authorities of the region, as reported by F1 last June.
With this rescheduling, the race weekend will follow a new schedule: the media day will be on Wednesday, with the first and second practice sessions on Thursday, the third session and qualifying on Friday, and finally the race on Saturday.
Historically, F1 races have been held on days other than Sunday, including examples of previous editions that took place on Saturday. The circumstances of this rescheduling reflect the flexibility that F1 can have in regard to cultural and memorial considerations.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
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