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Formula 1 wants two races in Austria and England; four races in July
- GPblog.com
The Austrian Grand Prix is first on Chase Carey's schedule for a new start to the Formula 1 season, but according to the BBC Liberty Media has a unique plan in mind to fill the calendar even easier.
Twice Austria and England
Where the French Grand Prix was cancelled on Monday morning and the British Grand Prix had to report to the fans that the race was being held without an audience, Carey came up with better news. Formula 1 aims for a start at the beginning of July with the Austrian Grand Prix first, before moving to Austria.
Yes, you read it well. According to the BBC, Formula 1 wants to hold two races in a row in Austria. Teams and therefore all staff will come to Austria two weeks in advance to be able to quarantine first. It will be tested and then they can get to work. In order to limit the travelling afterwards, Formula 1 wants to race again in Austria one week later.
Another week later, Formula 1 will leave for England as planned for a race without an audience at Silverstone. However, there too Carey has a plan to organise two races in a row. So according to the BBC we would get four races in the month of March, but the drivers only appear on two different tracks.
No Zandvoort
With July behind it, the BBC is expecting races in Spain, Hungary and France in August. According to the BBC, the fact that Paul Ricard has been cancelled does not mean that there will be a race on French soil in 2020. September then consists of many question marks. Zandvoort and Spa-Francorchamps seem to have problems with the rules in their own country and Canada and Singapore are obliged to the month of September. As a street circuit Singapore is fixed to the already planned date and in Canada they don't want to race later because of the weather conditions.
Straight to Monza?
Italy on the other hand seems to be a bigger contender according to the British medium. The country has been hit enormously by the coronavirus as the first hot spot in Europe, but the pressure would be enormous to let the race take place in their own country after all. Russia and Azerbaijan would then be on the list at the end of September/October.
In Asia, it is hoped to race all three races in Vietnam, China and Japan in the month of October, to fly eastwards in November. There the races will have to be held in America, Brazil and Mexico. Finally, the F1 finishes in the Middle East with a race in Bahrain and the finale in Abu Dhabi.