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# Eight times reduced F1 seasons would’ve changed the champion
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/eight-times-reduced-f1-seasons-wouldve-changed-the-champion/
- Published: 2020-05-02T14:05:03.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T19:09:52.000Z
- Description: With a subtantially shortened F1 campaign on the agenda for 2020, we look back at past cases when this would’ve altered the fate of the title
- Author: Valentin Khorounzhiy
- Tags: Formula 1, #video, #image-center-center

Formula 1 is still targeting 15-18 races for its truncated 2020 season, but what if it ends up holding even fewer races this year?

A season as short as 50% of the original number of races has been discussed, so we took a look back through F1’s recent history to see how many times a different champion would have been crowned if only half of the season had taken place.

As you’ll see in the video below, Ferrari may end up hoping the 2020 F1 season is much shorter than originally planned.

**Read more**

- [How a short F1 season changes the game](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/how-a-short-f1-season-changes-the-game/)
- [F1 reveals new 2020 calendar plan with July start](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-reveals-new-2020-calendar-plan-with-july-start/)
- [Does a shorter season make Mercedes more vulnerable?](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/does-a-shorter-season-make-mercedes-more-vulnerable/)