The Silverstone Circuit Formula 1’s plans for holding races in Silverstone early in its revised season have taken a hit with confirmation of Australia-style quarantine requirements in the United Kingdom. From June 8, all international arrivals will have to observe 14 days of self-isolation in a measure which Home Secretary Priti Patel is a bid “to guard against imported cases triggering a resurgence of this deadly disease”. The requirement applies to returning Britons and while some exceptions have been granted, sportspeople are not currently among them. F1 had been planning to finally start its 2020 season with rounds at Austria’s Red Bull Ring on July 4-5 and July 11-12, and then...
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