Paul Jeffrey
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In fully expected news, the FIA have confirmed the fifth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, the Chinese Grand Prix, will not take place on the schedule April 17th-19th date.
With the ongoing global Coronavirus outbreak resulting in many Chinese sporting events to be cancelled or postponed, Formula One have taken the sensible decision to accept a request to postpone the race in order to ensure the safety of teams, drivers, staff and spectators are maintained during what has been labelled as a 'global health emergency'.
Formula One was set to host a record breaking 22 Grand Prix races this season, flowing the inclusion of the Vietnamese Grand Prix and the welcome return of Zandvoort, however with China dropping off the schedule, and slots in which to replace the race few and far between, it seems like another 21-race season is in store for the travelling circus in the year ahead.
At present, the current position of the race organisers and the FIA is that the Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed, with no intention of reshuffling the race calendar to bridge the near one month gap between the preceding Vietnamese Grand Prix in Hanoi, and round six scheduled to take place of the newly re-profiled Zandvoort Circuit in the Netherlands.
Original Source: F1.com
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With the ongoing global Coronavirus outbreak resulting in many Chinese sporting events to be cancelled or postponed, Formula One have taken the sensible decision to accept a request to postpone the race in order to ensure the safety of teams, drivers, staff and spectators are maintained during what has been labelled as a 'global health emergency'.
Formula One was set to host a record breaking 22 Grand Prix races this season, flowing the inclusion of the Vietnamese Grand Prix and the welcome return of Zandvoort, however with China dropping off the schedule, and slots in which to replace the race few and far between, it seems like another 21-race season is in store for the travelling circus in the year ahead.
At present, the current position of the race organisers and the FIA is that the Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed, with no intention of reshuffling the race calendar to bridge the near one month gap between the preceding Vietnamese Grand Prix in Hanoi, and round six scheduled to take place of the newly re-profiled Zandvoort Circuit in the Netherlands.
Original Source: F1.com
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