Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey says the championship is holding discussions with circuits not originally on the 2020 calendar over the possibiꦕlity o♏f holding races this year.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced a suspension to racing after the opening 10 races of the 2020 F1 season were either postponed or cancelled, though championship officials hope to get the ♏campaign going with a behind closed doors Austrian Grand Prix in early July.

In a conference call discussing F1’s Q1 results which 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:were released on Thursday, Carey said the series is exploring “all options” in its bid to get the season off the ground and reveale🌠d that tracks which were not initially on the 2020 schedule could step in to stage races.

“We have been working tirelessly since Australia and we’re actively engaged with our promoters in putting together a potential 2020 race c🎐alendar,﷽” Carey explained.

“We have two primary challenges: Identifying locations where we can hold a race and determining how we transport all necessary parties and their equipment to that lo♊cation for a race.

“We’re in discussions with all of our promoters as well some tracks that are not curre♐ntly on our 2020 calendar to make sure that we explore all options.”

Hockenheim, which dropped off the calendar following last year’s German Grand Prix, is understood to be one of the tracks168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: in talks with F1 over the possibility of hosting an eve🍸nt in 2020.

The Hockenheimring is an attractive option for F1 due to already holding an FIA Grade 1 requirement to stage grand prix racing anꦅd because it is one of the closest venues to the seven British-based F1 teams.

Having s⛦uccessfully slowed the spread of coronavirus, Germany has also relaxed its lockdown measures, while Bundesliga footbal🦹l has been given the green light to resume this month - with all matches played behind closed doors.

Other tracks have thrown their hat into the ring to potentially host F1 races without spectators, including Imola in San Marino and Portugal’s Portimao circuit, which was 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:recently𒉰 awarded a⛦n FIA Grade 1 licence.

Although Carey admitted there was still a “re⛄mote possibility” no races could take place this year due to the coronavirus crisis, he remains confident a♊bout F1’s plan to launch the season with back-to-back races in Austria on July 5 and July 12.

“Our goal is to launch the season on the weekend🐲 of July 4th and 5th in Austria,” Carey sai🎐d. “It is likely that we race the weekend of July 11th and 12th in Austria as well.

“We are in the advanced stages of putting together a schedule of additional European races through early September💎, including races during the traജditional August break.

“We expect the early part of the calendar to be races without fans but we hope to be able to allow fans to atte𒁏nd in the latte🙈r part of the year,” he added.

“We are working with the FIA, local authorities and other experts to identify the steps and procedures necessary to safe෴ly transport everyone to each race location and to enable those individuals to operate and be housed in a safe and secure manner.

“We feel inc🎶reasingly positive about the number of locati🌼ons that will be able, and want, to hold races this year.”

Pushing the 2020 season into January remains an option for F1 but Carey stressed the preference is to finish in mid-December prior to the Christmas b🌟reak.