Formula 1's hopes of racing at Silverstone this season have been given another boost, courtesy of UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden. While the intention has long been for F1 to hold a two races in Britain as part of its revised 2020 calendar, concerns have been raised in recent weeks by the British government's introduction of a mandatory 14-day quarantine period for foreign arrivals. And while those concerns were somewhat assuaged by reports of personal intervention by British prime minister Boris Johnson last week, Mr. Dowden's statement has been taken as further indication the sport's personnel will be granted exemptions where necessary. “Now for more than two months after sport...
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