Silverstone would be open to host𓃲ing two successive behind closed doors grands prix to help Formula 1’s bid to complete a world championship season in 2020.

The ongoing coronavirus crisis has forced the start of 🐎the 2020 F1 season to be h💃eavily delayed, with the opening nine races already postponed.

Recent discussions be🍷tween F1, the 10 teams and the FIA have raised the possibility of holding all European races without spectators as they desperately try to get the campaign off the ground with the sport left in a vulnerable position financially.

Silverstone set an end-of-April deadline to decide on the fate on this year’s British Grand Prix on July 19, but𒁏 circuit boss Stuart Pringle insists it is willing 🌃to be flexible and could either host two races over the same weekend or across consecutive weekends.

Such a move would be ౠunprecedented as 𒆙no circuit has ever hosted two races in succession in the same season.

“We have discussed all sorts of permutations including hosting two races over 🌌one weekend and two races over consecutive weekends,” Pringle told .

“I have complete confidence in our ability to put on these events. We have a lꦏot of experience, a lot of knowledge, 💦we can turn that on definitely.

“F1 has been working very hard to 🐻try and work out what the solution for the w🧸orld championship is.

“We ♛have been in regular contact with them, and have been asked could we hold a race or two a🎀nd could they be behind closed doors. The answer is absolutely, we are open to looking into anything and everything.”

Championship officials are aiming to get the season underway in Europe in July and have targeted the Austrian Grand Prix as a possible starting venue for a race without spectators on Julꦺy 5.

The French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard - which is currently the first unaffected race - looks increasingly-likely to be moved from its June 28 slot after the country’s government banned🧸 mass gatherings until 🔴mid-July. 

Pringle said 📖he expects a decision from F1 on its plans for a full calendar early next month, but stressed a return to racing must be “appropriate”.

“I think F🌠1 will make a calendar-wide decision in the earlier part of May,” ✅he explained.

“They can’t set this ball rolling unless they have a solution that stands a 🍸fighting chance of running successfully over multiple races. That timescale would s🥀uit us if we didn’t have to put in the infrastructure for accommodating the public.

“It’s important any discussion of a return to racing is appropriate,” Pringle added. “Otherwise we risk being a distrac꧅tion to the main message which is stay at home and we🧔 don’t want to do that.”