Formula One teams agree to 18 race calendar in 2007

As reported on Guardian Unlimited

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement that the unanimous agreement came at a meeting of the governing body, representatives of all the teams and manufacturers in Paris on Monday.

A 2007 calendar published by the FIA last month had just 17 rounds, after 18 this year and 19 in 2005, with Italy and Germany allocated just one race each and seemingly no room for a San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. Despite that, Ferrari’s home circuit had remained hopeful of a reprieve. Imola’s return to the calendar will nonetheless depend on the circuit making agreed renovations to the pits and paddock.

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