Bahrain will form the prelude for 2008 to the new Formel-1-Saison

Over the calendar of the Formel-1-Saison 2008 became now first details admits. As the first the Formel-1-Zirkus travels to the Principality of Bahrain. The desert Grand Prix becomes the new Season Opener, not least because of rising TV-ratios and better transmitting time. The second season run takes place then in the Australian Melbourne to 16. March.If long time was considered to organize the australia GP as night running but “it resulted in our investigations that at present from it more disadvantages than advantages would result”, meant Ron Walker, chairman of the Australian Grand Prix corporation. Instead one decided to shift the start on 15:30 clock local time.