The height and length of the engine cover has been limited. The shark fin, the raised engine cover that connected to the rear wing has been banned. The F-duct, used in 2010, has been banned.The driver must be within one second of the car in front. After the first two laps, the driver may adjust the wing at selected locations on the track. During the race, the wing may be adjusted only during selected conditions. This will replace the adjustable front wing used in 2010. A new race, the Indian Grand Prix, has been added to the schedule.However, the Bahrain Grand Prix was called off due to the political unrest in the country. A new race, the Indian Grand Prix, had been added. The FIA released the race schedule for the 2011 world championship. Team Lotus was an F1 team, based in England, that raced from 1954 to 1994.

The legal use of the name Lotus and Team Lotus is under dispute. ^3 Lotus Racing is entered under the Team Lotus name.Renault announced that Nick Heidfeld will replace Kubica starting at the test in Barcelona. He will need several surgeries to repair the damage. On February 6, 2011, Kubica was in a bad crash while competing in a rally race. ^2 Before the season started, Robert Kubica was set to be one of the drivers for Renault.^1 Two teams will use the Lotus name in 2011.The FIA published the entry list on 30 November 2010 (updated 2 December 2010). The new Concorde Agreement signed on 1 August 2009 continues the terms of the 1998 agreement. Bahrain was briefly put back on the schedule before being cancelled again by the organizers of the race. The race schedule was going to expand to twenty rounds with the running of the Indian Grand Prix, but the Bahrain Grand Prix was cancelled due to the high amount of protesters. The same twelve teams from last year will compete this year.

On 8 September, 2010, the FIA announced that they would not add a new team. The FIA announced they would consider adding a thirteenth team to the grid. The 2011 Formula One season will be the 62nd FIA Formula One season.

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