COVID-19 could affect more races this year.

[adrianjordan]

Silverstone looking very likely now.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/52872157

Formula 1 has been given the go-ahead by the UK government to hold two races at Silverstone this summer, BBC Sport has been told.

Personnel will be tested before travelling to ensure they are virus-free, flown on charter jets and tested every couple of days while at the events.

Teams will be kept apart from each other and stay in different hotels, to which they will travel by bus to minimise contact with the public.

F1 is poised to confirm the European part of a rescheduled 2020 season early this week, with plans to start the campaign with two races in Austria on 5 and 12 July, followed by a third in Hungary on 19 July.

The Silverstone events would follow in early August, before - it is believed - further races in Spain, Belgium and Italy.

As long as they all travel together, as in not mixing with those not of the group, is it not the same as a family self isolating? Once they have been together for 7 days, as long as none intermix with 'outsiders' the group should be free of the virus.

Yes, I know it would need to include handlers etc, but if it becomes a full time 'gang' is there a real problem?

14 days, not 7. The isolation period for asymptomatic people is 14 days.

We're seeing a number of people who are only isolating and it is one of the many things that is making a second wave in England highly likely.

[Big Tea]

Silverstone looking very likely now.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/52872157

As long as they all travel together, as in not mixing with those not of the group, is it not the same as a family self isolating? Once they have been together for 7 days, as long as none intermix with 'outsiders' the group should be free of the virus.

Yes, I know it would need to include handlers etc, but if it becomes a full time 'gang' is there a real problem?

14 days, not 7. The isolation period for asymptomatic people is 14 days.

We're seeing a number of people who are only isolating and it is one of the many things that is making a second wave in England highly likely.

If none have symptoms is it not 7? They would be considered the same as a family then, no? if someone in the group did have symptoms it would be

[Morteza]

[Wouter]

https://twitter.com/F1/status/1267743256672174080

Thats great news!! Thank you @Morteza!

[Restomaniac]

What’s going to be most interesting is seeing who improves most over 2 race weekends at the same tracks.

[ENGINE TUNER]

What’s going to be most interesting is seeing who improves most over 2 race weekends at the same tracks.

Usually the slower teams

[ENGINE TUNER]

What happened to Nurburgring and Hockenheimring?

[Big Tea]

In UK, most returning sport is being shown free-to-air, anyone know if this is the case with the F1?

[Just_a_fan]

What happened to Nurburgring and Hockenheimring?

They were only there if the other races that are on the 2020 calendar couldn't be used, I believe.

[Just_a_fan]

In UK, most returning sport is being shown free-to-air, anyone know if this is the case with the F1?

I'm going to guess and say "no".

[ENGINE TUNER]

What happened to Nurburgring and Hockenheimring?

They were only there if the other races that are on the 2020 calendar couldn't be used, I believe.

We've lost alot of races, they should have been included, so is it set that there are only 8 euro races this year? Weren't at least 10 originally scheduled?

[RZS10]

Netherlands, Monaco and France got axed ... 9 races at 9 locations were planned, now it's 8 races and 6 locations.

[Big Tea]

In UK, most returning sport is being shown free-to-air, anyone know if this is the case with the F1?

I'm going to guess and say "no".

You are right, just had it made clear

[Just_a_fan]

In UK, most returning sport is being shown free-to-air, anyone know if this is the case with the F1?

I'm going to guess and say "no".

You are right, just had it made clear

Totally unsurprising.

[Holm86]

Does anyone know if the factories are opening up again? Or is UK still under lockdown?