Formula One could start behind closed doors, says official
April 09, 2020 9:29 ISTFormula One official Ross Brown has hinted of a possibility to restart the Formula One season in July.
Formula One official Ross Brown has hinted of a possibility to restart the Formula One season in July.
So far, nine races have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak, with the March 15 season-opening, Australian Grand Prix cancelled along with May's showcase Monaco Grand Prix.
McLaren, Williams and Racing Point, have all furloughed their staffs in the past weeks in a bid to cope up with the financial loss during the pandemic.
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has already said that the 2020/21 Championship should be cancelled.
McLaren's Formula One drivers Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris are taking pay cuts, while the team is furloughing other employees as part of protective cost-cutting during the coronavirus pandemic.
A minimum of eight races are needed for a championship season to be deemed valid and there are only 14 races left now.
Bernie Ecclestone is set to become a father this summer at the age of 89.
This weekend's race, in lieu of the inaugural Vietnam Grand Prix, will see Stokes race alongside Leclerc, Red Bull's Alex Albon, Williams' George Russell, McLaren's Lando Norris and WIlliams' Nicholas Latifi.
The first eight races of the Formula 1 season have been either postponed or cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Almost all sporting events in the United Kingdom have also come to a close.
The 76-year-old said he had the idea to bring his Formula 1 drivers and juniors together in a camp, which "would be the ideal time for the infection to come."
The final race of this season is slated to be the Abu Dhabi GP on November 29.
The original 2020 calendar had 22 races but the season is yet to start with the first eight postponed or cancelled and more likely to be called off amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The race at the Baku City Circuit was scheduled for June 7 but has been called off after discussions between governing body FIA and the local government.
Hamilton has put himself in self-isolation after coming in contact with two people who later tested for novel coronavirus.
Hamilton was at a charity event in London on March 4 also attended by actor Idris Elba and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, the wife of the Canadian prime minister. Both were later found to have the virus.
The first seven races of the Formula One season have now been postponed, with Netherlands and Spain joining Monaco as the latest to be called off.
The F1 season was supposed to begin last Sunday in Melbourne with the Australian Grand Prix, but the race was called off just before the start of free practice.
The Indian Grand Prix series competitions are scheduled to be held on March 20 at Patiala, March 25 at Sangrur and March 29 at Delhi.
There is a suggestion that the season won't get underway until June, at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.
The Australian Grand Prix was cancelled after a member of the McLaren Mercedes was tested positive of coronavirus.
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