The Austrian government says it isn’t against the Red Bull Ring hosting its Formula 1 race in July, as long as the sport can operate within existing coronavirus measures. With the opening nine F1 races already cancelled or postponed amid the COVID-19 crisis, while the French Grand Prix is under growing pressure after French President Emmanuel Macron said public events would be banned until mid-July, the Austrian round remains provisionally in place to host F1 on July 3-5. Austrian government officials remain hopeful the race can take place as planned but accepts it must be within “existing restrictions” on health measures covering social distancing and travel bans. “We don’t...
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