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COVID-19: Singapore, Japan, Azerbaijan Grand Prix axed
Updated On: 13 June, 2020 12:00 AM IST | | AFP
Formula One was thrown into chaos in March when the curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix was cancelled hours before the practice was to begin, as the virus spread around the world.
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Formula One-s Singapore, Japan and Azerbaijan grands prix were cancelled on Friday over logistical problems caused by the coronavirus, officials said, in a new blow to the disrupted season. Formula One was thrown into chaos in March when the curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix was cancelled hours before practice was to begin, as the virus spread around the world. With lockdowns being eased in some places, organisers last week unveiled plans to start the season with two races behind closed in Austria in July, followed by six other grands prix in Europe. But Formula One said the decision had now been taken to cancel the races in Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japan due to "ongoing challenges presented by COVID-19".
"In Singapore and Azerbaijan, the long lead times required to construct street circuits made hosting the events during a period of uncertainty impossible," Formula One said in a statement. "In Japan, ongoing travel restrictions also led to the decision not to proceed with the race." As well as the Australia race, grands prix in Monaco, France and the Netherlands had already been cancelled. The Singapore F1, a night race around the city-s floodlit waterfront, is a highlight of the calendar. But organisers said they had not been able to start construction of the Marina Bay Street Circuit due to curbs imposed to fight the virus.
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