JULY 1, 2005

A good guess at the calendar

The list of Grand Prix dates for next year has led, not surprisingly, to a number of attempts to work out which races will take place when and the most likely calendar is as follows: March 12, Bahrain; March 19, Malaysia; April 2, Australia; April 16, San Marino; April 30, Spain or France; May 14, Spain or France; May 28, Monaco; June 4, Nurburgring; June 18, Canada; June 25 Indianapolis; July 2, unidentified North American race (possibly Mexico); July 16, Britain; July 30, Germany; August 6, Hungary; August 27, Turkey; September 10, Belgium; September 17, Italy; October 1, Brazil; October 15, Japan and October 22, China.

We cannot vouch for these dates but these make sense given the disruptions specific to next year, specifically the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne between March 15 and March 29 and the Soccer World Cup in Germany between June 9 and July 9.