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COVID-19: Silverstone ‘not a given' for 2020 season

This year’s British Grand Prix “is not a given” even without spectators and the decision depends on others, Silverstone managing director Stuart Pringle said on Saturday. Formula 1 plans to start the season, put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic, with two races behind closed doors in Austria in early July before potentially two more at Silverstone. Any races will need government approval, with countries in various stages of lockdown with restrictions on movement and mass events. Silverstone is keen to help the sport back on track but announced this week any race could only go ahead without spectators. “The end of April (decision deadline) for us was if we had to start putting up...
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