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Originally Posted by TheMightyM
Does F1 really need 22 races? No. Are F1's finances better if there are 22 races? Yes.
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F1 was doing perfectly ok when they had 17 races. Bernie expanded the calendar because he knew some countries would jump at the chance of being part of the exclusive F1 Club and pay the exorbitant sanctioning fee for the privilege.
As for the sanctioning fee, it's been argued that it is not the best business model. We saw the French GP disappear from the calendar because of the costs and they invented the Grand Prix racing. We've also seen the Malaysian GP go and races in India and S. Korea disappear as quickly as they appeared on the calendar.