Formula 1 has welcomed steps taken by the UK Government as it prepares to unveil a European calendar which will include two races to be staged at Silverstone this summer. The Northamptonshire circuit is poised to host back-to-back races on the weekends of August 2 and August 9 as part of an eight-race calendar to be announced on Tuesday morning. Those races were initially pencilled in for July, but were moved back due to concerns regarding a quarantine period for international travellers arriving into the UK, which is due to begin on June 8. However, elite sports events are set to be exempt from the quarantine period, with Home Secretary Priti Patel expected to make an announcement...
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