Portimao’s hopes scuppered, Sakhir GP back? Date published: February 4 2021 January’s revised 2021 calendar is unlikely to be the final schedule with RaceFans reporting that Portugal’s hopes of hosting round three are likely to be scuppered by the pandemic. Instead Formula 1 will hold two races at the Bahrain International Circuit, the second of which could use the outer oval that the drivers raced on in last year’s Sakhir GP. Great news for Sergio Perez, the defending winner. With China and Vietnam off the schedule, Formula 1 bosses were forced to revise the calendar with a blank slot left open for 2 May.