On Tuesday the FIA announced Formula 1's grueling 24-race globe-trotting calendar with one massive glaring conflict that will force a (nother) schism in the North American open-wheel fandom.

And, of course, with F1 in Europe through September, those two races on the same weekend are hours apart (i.e. the Belgian GP is at 9 a.m. Eastern Time, and Laguna Seca starts six hours later).

With F1 now an afterthought, Palou remains focused on breaking more records in IndyCar and is currently enjoying a tremendous 2025 season, where he has destroyed the competition. Palou has been in ...

The move is primarily aimed at making the 24-race calendar more manageable. In 2025, F1 goes from the Middle East, then to the U.S., followed by Europe, to Canada, and back to Europe again.

Although the racing historians may not like the move, it was Imola's time to go. The narrow track wasn't suited for modern F1 anymore, and even more since its return to the calendar in past years.