VIENNA (Austria): Formula One will finally get underway with the Austrian Grand Prix on July 5, the Austrian government announced on Saturday.
The Spielberg circuit has also been given the green light to stage a second race the following weekend.
“The two Formula One races on July 5 and 12 at Spielberg will be staged without spectators,” said Austrian Health Minister Rudolf Anschober.
He added that the two races had been approved after F1 organisers “had presented a complete and professional plan” to combat the spread of COVID-19.
The F1 season was thrown into chaos with the cancellation of the traditional curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix in March only hours before practice was due to begin.
Last month F1 had rescheduled races — two races (Australia, Monaco) have been cancelled, seven (Bahrain, China, Vietnam, Netherlands, Spain, Azerbaijan, Canada) have been postponed and the later rounds, starting with the French Grand Prix on June 28, are in doubt.
“At this time no-one can be certain of exactly when the situation will improve, but when it does, we will be ready to go racing again. We are all committed to bringing our fans a 2020 Championship Season,” the F1 said on their website.
