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Nearly dropped; now subject to agreement of Teams and to contract renewal
Subject to financial agreements (pls.see below)
What's new: Latest News! Though already announced by part of the U.S. and Canadian media as a certainty, the Canadian GP is yet to be fully confirmed on the 2004 F1 Calendar, pending the following details: [1] that the Canadian authorities can offer a successful financial retribution package for the Teams and [2] that the Grand Prix promoters present a profitable proposition for Quebec and its taxpayers. Two new GPs have been added, Bahrain & China, (both subject to circuit approval, in order to be 100% confirmed), whereas the Austrian GP has been dropped. The Canadian GP, in turn, also dropped initially, may remain on the Calendar (see above). On the other hand, the Belgian GP has been provisionally re-instated, subject to how the tobacco advertising ban gets to be settled. The San Marino GP is once more starting the series of races on European soil, while the European GP now takes place in May. The U.S. GP, in turn, has been moved to June, whereas the Brazilian GP now hosts the final race of the Season (October). Finally, confirmation of French GP is expected following a renewal of the contract regarding Magny-Cours. Eighteen GPs and dates were initially proposed, in all, though some Teams were clearly not in favor of the idea. As the Canadian GP was dropped, the number was back to 17, which all were contented with. With the likely reinstatement of the Canadian GP, though the number of GPs rises back to 18, no word of protest is expected, since this latest move should result in an advantageous financial agreement for the Teams, Weekend format:
The format of the GP weekend is to be altered once more: The Friday Private Testing Session has been dumped. Instead, the bottom six teams in the Constructors' Standings may now run a third car in both of Friday's Practice Sessions. Unless this third car will also be used as the team's spare car for that weekend, this third car may be in a different livery.
Drivers must meet two requirements to qualify for this third car: [1] not to have competed in more than six F1 races in the past two Seasons and [2] have an FIA super-license. The Friday Qualifying 1 Session, introduced at the start of the 2003 Season, is to be replaced with a second Free Practice Session Saturday morning’s two 45 minute Practice Sessions remain unaltered. The Saturday Qualifying Session is to be run from 14:00 to 15:30 hrs., divided in two back to back Qualifying Series of single lap shoot-outs: * In the first, the cars take to the track according to the previous race's results (i.e., the race winner is the first, and so forth). * These timed laps determine the order for the second set of shoot-outs, which takes place immediately after the first: the slowest driver in the first session goes first, whereas the fastest closes the session. * The lap times here obtained determine the Starting Grid. * A driver who fails to set a timed lap in the first section will not be allowed to take part in the second. * After the second Qualifying Session, parc fermé conditions will be in force, just as employed in the 2003 Season (between Qualifying and the Race). Sunday's timetable remains unaltered. Besides the above, the following changes are now likewise official for the 2004 Season: [1] a single engine will be used per weekend; [2] a new rule concerning tires has been designed, in order to prevent teams from limiting their track time on Friday: drivers must chose their specification for dry-weather tires by 09.00 on Saturday morning (or by 13:00, in case both of Friday's Sessions are declared wet); [3] Each team is now allowed to use four drivers during each season (See previous FIA Sporting Regulations for the number of drivers allowed each team) [4] the pit-lane speed limit has been raised to 100km/hr. All the abovementioned changes have been ratified by the World Motor Sport Council, on October 15, 2003.
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The Friday Private Testing Session has been dumped. 
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