Formula 1 is preparing the biggest calendar in its history. Multiple outlets now expect the 2027 schedule to pair 24 Grand Prix weekends with as many as 10 Sprint races — a combined 34 competitive events across the year — and F1 president Stefano Domenicali has all but confirmed the expansion is coming.
"I think that we have the duty to be, in a way, brave and to think out of the box," Domenicali said of the plan to add more Sprints. He pointed to the crowds at Silverstone as justification: "Friday, with the people that we had at Silverstone, if you don't give something that has to be an action, it would be wrong."
The exact figure is still under wraps, but not for long. "We are on the process of announcing the bigger number for the future," Domenicali said. "This will come when we announce the calendar very, very soon."
Sky Sports reports the Sprint count is set to rise from the current six to nine or ten, short of the maximum of 12 the FIA has previously discussed. The 2026 season carries six Sprints — China, Miami, Canada, Britain, the Netherlands and Singapore. RaceFans, which first flagged the 34-race projection, notes the Grand Prix schedule itself is being reshaped: the Portuguese and Turkish Grands Prix are tipped to return, the Dutch Grand Prix bows out after 2026, and Barcelona rotates off the calendar before a planned comeback in 2028.
Domenicali is also chasing a late addition to the current season. Speaking about the cancelled races F1 is trying to restore, he set an internal deadline before the summer break and left the door open: "If all the conditions are right, we're going to go ahead with our plan. If there is a chance, why not?" He framed the effort in political as much as sporting terms, calling a return "an incredibly positive message for sport."
Among the drivers, at least one voice is already sold. Kimi Antonelli, who won the Silverstone Sprint, has said he "wouldn't mind having more of those in the future," praising the format's intensity and the challenge of racing with barely any practice.
Not everyone is convinced. Domenicali himself conceded the format has always drawn doubters — "in the beginning, people were always sceptical of what we're doing" — and the purist argument has not gone away. More Sprints mean more races effectively decided on Saturday, and a 34-event year piles fresh strain on teams and drivers already managing a record 24-round Grand Prix schedule.
The counterweight, from F1's side, is money and eyeballs: Sprint Saturdays fill grandstands and sell broadcast slots, and Domenicali's "out of the box" framing leaves little doubt which way the sport is leaning. The full 2027 calendar — and the final Sprint number — is expected within weeks.
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