In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Formula One held consecutive races at Austria’s Red Bull Ring, Silverstone in England and the Bahrain International Circuit. Indianapolis last weekend hosted 135,000 spectators for the Indianapolis 500 for the largest sporting event in the world since the start of the pandemic. Penske told AP "we’re not in any position at the moment” to host F1 in 2021.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted F1 from 2000 to 2007 and new track owner Roger Penske wants the series back at the speedway. After the Texas race, F1 travels to Mexico City the following week.ĬOTA Chairman Bobby Epstein told The Associated Press discussions of a second race in the U.S., or a second race at COTA, are “paddock rumors." The current schedule has a two-week window between the Oct. 3 between the Russian and Japanese grand prix. The 2021 Singapore Grand Prix was scheduled to race Oct. The series is scheduled to race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Oct. Two other races in China and Turkey were postponed indefinitely.Īs speculation mounted earlier Friday about Singapore's imminent removal from the schedule, reports indicated F1 might schedule a second event in the United States this season. The season-opener in Australia was postponed from March to November and the Canadian Grand Prix set for June 13 was canceled. The pandemic has already caused numerous changes to the 2021 calendar.
“To cancel the event for a second year is an incredibly difficult decision, but a necessary one in light of the prevailing restrictions for live events in Singapore. “We understand that our fans were looking forward to another edition of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix,” said Colin Syn, deputy chairman of the Singapore GP.
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Organizers said they would not be able to deliver "a full event experience fans have come to expect over the years, while safeguarding the health and safety of our fans, contractors, volunteers and staff.” Singapore has largely relied on tight entry restrictions and contact tracing to keep infections low during the pandemic. The street course race in Singapore under floodlights had been scheduled for Oct. Formula One on Friday cancelled the Singapore Grand Prix for the second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic.