Formula 1’s European races WOULD constitute world championship, F1 boss confirms. The season is scheduled to kick off in Austria on July 5.

The 2020 Formula One world champion could conceivably be crowned after the upcoming eight European races, according to British Formula One managing director of motorsports and technical director, Ross Brawn.

The FIA’s sporting code states the F1 World Championship must span three continents but that could be revised for the new-look season if necessary.

Ross Brawn told Autosport: “In theory, the eight European races will constitute a world championship.” – the former Ferrari boss confirmed.

The season is scheduled to kick off in Austria on July 5 with back-to-back race weekends followed by Hungary, another double-header at Silverstone, and races in Spain, Belgium and Italy.

Formula 1 bosses are still planning 15 to 18 races in total and hope to unveil plans for an extended calendar into December at the end of this month, but at this momement only the first European races are officially confirmed.

And Ross Brawn added that a return to Europe “is an option if we can’t have the overseas or flyaway races we’d like to have” because of the coronavirus pandemic.