F1Calendar.com is a little something Si and myself have been working on recently.

Very much in the tradition of Si’s previous ‘KickOff’ productions (Six Nations Kickoff, Euro Kickoff and World Cup Kickoff), F1 Calendar is a quick way to check Formula One race times and dates for the entire season, or retrieve of the same details in a file that can be loaded into your copy of iCal or Outlook (or other desktop calendaring software).

You can download a standard .ics file, or subscribe to the updating ‘webcal’ version which will update throughout the season to reflect any changes that occur to the planned event dates over the coming months.

F1 Calendar supports every world time zone, and remembers the last one you viewed so you can always return to view the most relevant schedule, instantly.

We’ve also allowed a level of customisation for the downloadable content; we imagine not everyone wants all the practice and qualifying sessions recorded in their calendars, so before you download you are asked to pick which ones (if any) you want to include. We’ve got dates and times for all Grands Prix, qualifying sessions and practice sessions.

The design and architecture has been kept straightforward - there is only one page to speak of, but there are quick urls for all time zones if you need to send them as links. Also we’ve decided that IE6 will get a reduced visual experience (and a reduced visual experience only), and this is the first site either Si or myself have been involved in which we opted to use a Bring Down IE6 inspired philosophy - really on the basis that people who understand how to download calendar files and subscriptions will also understand how to download a browser and how it would benefit them.

If you like it, please Tweet it, pass it on or bookmark it - we’re on twitter at @f1cal.

Building it was pretty enjoyable.

Formula One Race Times & Dates