The restrictions put in place by the government in France following the outbreak of the coronavirus meant the French Grand Prix was never going to happen in 2020, according to Eric Boullier. Boullier, the former Racing Director of the McLaren F1 Team, is now the managing director of the French Grand Prix, which was set to take place at the end of June only to be one of ten races to either be postponed or cancelled due to the severity of COVID-19. Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, spoke about the pandemic in a public address when the pandemic began to grow and insisted that a ban of mass public gatherings would remain in place until mid-July, ending the chance of a race taking place...
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