the start of The season in the formula 1 is delayed and will take place at the earliest at the end of June: Ferrari Star Sebastian Vettel and co. will not travel because of the Coronavirus pandemic in Canada, as planned. The organizers of the race announced in Montreal on Tuesday. Thus, the first nine world Cup are laid-runs or cancelled.

“It would have been an honour for us, the first race in the formula 1 world championship calendar in 2020, but we have to, unfortunately, the postponement of the Grand Prix of Canada 2020 (12. to 14. June) to announce,” said the race organizers. It is here, “the expert instructions of the authorities with regard to the containment of COVID-19.”

This is the start of the Premier class, at the earliest, at the end of June in Le Castellet/France (28. is June) take place. So far, the formula 1 had been opened, never later than the end of may. The race calendar for 2020 included before the start of the season 22 race and, therefore, as many as never before in the 71-year-old formula 1 history – as things Stand, there are still 13. Eight races have to include the season as a world Cup scored.

The regular season opener in Melbourne/Australia (15. March), just two hours before the first Free practice due to a positive corona, if the McLaren racing team moved. It is the linings of the race in Bahrain (22 followed in short succession. March), Vietnam (5. April), the Netherlands (3. May) and Spain (10. May). Already in February, the Big prize in China (19. April), the country of origin of the Coronavirus, provisionally cancelled. The classic in Monaco on 24. May has been deleted, the organizers in Baku, Azerbaijan (7. June) hope, however, such as those in Montreal officially on a place in the calendar.

on Tuesday afternoon, the formula 1 had extended the Shutdown by another two weeks to 35 days.

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