Melbourne's Albert Park has been the home of the race in Australia since 1996The Australian Grand Prix has been called off for the second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic. Australian Grand Prix Corporation chairman Paul Little said he was "deeply disappointed" in a statement. Its November date race was only to be followed by two more in the F1 season - Saudi Arabia and the season-ending Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. To fill any remaining gaps, F1 has the option of adding a second race in Austin, Texas, in addition to the US Grand Prix on 22-24 October, and a second race in Bahrain, which hosted the season-opener in March. This could take place on the track's outer loop, the layout that hosted last year's Sakhir Grand Prix.

Source: BBC July 06, 2021 05:25 UTC