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Boss of COTA disappointed: "The cancellation is prudent, but painful"
- GPblog.com
On Friday it was announced that there will be three new Grands Prix on the calendar for 2020. At the expense of this, four Grands Prix will be cancelled, all on the American continent. For Circuit Of The Americas the cancellation is sour, as they themselves indicate that 2020 should have been a very good year for the circuit.
"The cancellation is prudent, but painful," says Bobby Epstein, boss of COTA, in a statement from the circuit. "After a sold out 2019, advance ticket sales were almost 250 percent higher than in the previous year. Our staff was preparing for our biggest event ever".
Biggest F1 event ever
"We'd arranged huge artists for the evening shows and the racing on the track is really fantastic this year". However, that racing is not going to happen in Austin this year, because Formula 1 will probably stay close to Europe. "I am very disappointed for the fans, COTA staff, our community and everyone in the F1 paddock. I believed that we can all continue a great annual tradition".
Nevertheless, Epstein is hoping for a nice American Grand Prix in 2021. "I hope the pandemic will pass quickly and that in 2021 we will be able to celebrate it with the biggest Formula 1 Grand Prix in America ever," said Epstein.