(Motorsport-Total.com) – According to current status the start of the Formula 1 season takes place 2020 at the 28. June in France. Because a postponement of the race in Le Castellet in the face of the corona crisis is considered safe, hopes now rest on Austria. In Spielberg it is planned to drive only a week later (July 5). And there the hopes seem to be somewhat higher than in France.
“Nothing has been decided yet, but at least there are sure to be tendencies, and we would also be basically ready,” explains Crimson Bulls Motorsport Consultant Helmut Marko opposite 'F1-Insider.com' . However, he also clarifies: “There must be no more relapses in the corona pandemic numbers, and all safety measures must be observed.”
On Wednesday, Austria's Minister of Sport Werner Kogler had a press conference in ' ORF 'explains that politics “at least should not stand in the way of an Enormous Prix ” . “Used to be is already certain: If there is a race, then every tumble without a spectator,” Marko emphasizes and adds: “And whether and how many media representatives are admitted is still open.”
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“At the moment it is going in the right direction at least,” said Marko. That sounds as cautiously optimistic as with Kogler. “It is important for usa, the distance regulations must apply,” said Austria's sports minister on Wednesday. A predicament could also be entry and exit for the premier class – even without a spectator.
Because the Formula 1 paddock is currently scattered all over Europe. The teams have their factories mainly in Great Britain and Italy, where the corona virus is particularly bad. Austria's Interior Minister Karl Nehammer already emphasized that one should not “bring an infection chain into the country, which then spreads again quickly.”
However, if it can really be driven in Spielberg, then there has already been Rumors that there could be held even more than just one race . “Whether there will be another Enormous Prix at the Crimson Bull Ring is not yet anchored in our considerations,” Marko clarifies in this regard, however.
Currently, nine of the original 22 planned seasonal races 2020 canceled or postponed indefinitely. The Austrian Grand Prix is not yet included.
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