The World Motor Sport Council's official confirmation of the calendar increased the number of events from the provisional version. Now standing at a bumper 21 races, the season starts midway through March and ends at the very tail end of november. In between, the F1 circuit will travel around the globe in search of every spare tenth of a second they can find.

Mexico City is a new entry this year, as is the return of the Korean Grand Prix - although there's been no word on whether it will be the Korean International Circuit that plays host or a different new track instead. F1 continues with just the one event in the US, despite so many years of talking up New Jersey. Abu Dhabi continues to host the season finale, but this year won't have to worry about double points dominating the event.