McLaren boss Brown: All European F1 races could be closed-door events
All Formula 1 races staged in Europe during the 2020 season could be held behind closed doꩲors, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
F1 championship bosses and teams took part in a crunch virtualꩵ meetingꦇ on Thursday to discuss how to get the 2020 campaign underway following a heavily delayed start with the opening nine races postponed as a result of the global coronavirus crisis.
All Formula 1 races stag𓆏ed in Europe during the 2020 season could be held behind closed doors, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
F1 championship 🌳bosses and teams took part in a crunch virtual meeting on Thursday to discuss how to get the 2020 campaign underway following a heavily delayed start with the opening nine races postponed as a result of the global coronavirus crisis.
One of the considerations tabled was to 1🔜68澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:begin the season wi🍸th the Austrian Grand Prix on July 5, followed by two races at British Grand Prixꦬ venue Silverstone, both without spectators.
F1 is lookinℱg at all options to get the season started as soon as it is safe to do so, with sporting chief Ross Brawn recently admitting races could be held behind closed doors with at least eight grands prix required to validate a world champ💛ionship campaign.
Brawn said he is hopeful that F1 can hold at least 18 rounds this season as long as racing can start by July, with teams understood to be in favour ꦉof races extending inꦕto January next year if needed.
"Everything is very tentative but [the British GP] would go on its scheduled date but closed to fans," Brown told Radio Four’s 💙Today programme.
"In ꦜfact, it looks like possibly all the European rounds will most likely b💜e in that scenario.
"With now our condensed schedule, what's the best way to get as much racing done as possible, and one of those ideas are potentially multi🍷ple events at the same location, Silverstone being one of those.”
F1 is currently assessing how t♍o lower costs and reduce the financial strain on the teams amid fears some could be lost from the sport altogether due to the prolonged spell without racing.
"It's extremely tough," Brown explained. "There's little to no revenu꧟e coming in. You know, we're not racing.
“The contributions that the promoters make, sponsor partners have been have been great, but they're under an immense amount of pr🔜essure themselves.
"So we have kind of turned ღthe faucets off on any money we're spending to 💮limp through to when we're ready to start racing again."
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