Month: April 2020

Here are some excerpts of articles taken from the Italiaracing.net site in the last few days: The boss Chase Carey officially confirms that the goal of Formula 1 is to open the 2020 season with the Austrian Grand Prix on July 5th, to reach a total of between 15 and 18 rounds. The announcement came immediately after the cancellation of the race in France on 28 June. The plan illustrated by F1 is to set up a calendar divided by macro-areas: departure to Europe for July, August and early September, then transfer to Asia, the Americas and the Middle East, closing in December with the Bahrain-Abu Dhabi double We will publish the final calendar as soon as possible ", underlined...

As reported by the major newspapers in the Motorsport sector, the Imola circuit in Italy has applied for a Formula 1 Grand Prix in the 2020 championship, which could be held after summer with closed-door races. So it was reported in the interview of President Umberto Selvatico Estense to Autosport of which we report an extract: "Liberty Media needs to reach a certain number of races to maintain the contract with the FIA ​​and to have the validity. So why not think in Imola. Obviously, it also depends on the government and the Federation if they will allow us to organize a Grand Prix. Without the public, the event is more manageable and perhaps it would be interesting to organize...

According to the latest news published in the most important sports media, the start of the Formula 1 world championship could be with the Austrian Grand Prix which should take place on 5 July. In Austria, in fact, the Covid-19 situation seems to improve and at the moment the events are prohibited until 30 June, while in July it could be possible to do the races behind closed doors. Before the Spielberg GP on the calendar there would be the GP at Le Castellet in France on June 28, but in this nation the emergency is still very high and therefore the postponement is highly likely.