Later on Wednesday local time, after Wimbledon announced its first cancellation since World War II, the F1 British Grand Prix also reached a consensus with F1: to decide whether this year's event will be held as scheduled at the end of April. The F1 British Grand Prix was originally scheduled to be held on July 19. Silverstone will take 12 weeks to prepare, so the deadline will be at the end of April
Due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, F1 has delayed the first seven seasons of the competition, and the 8th Monaco Grand Prix has also been cancelled. The F1 British Grand Prix is on the next batch of "postponed" list, before them there are Canada Station, France Station and Austrian Station. Judging from the current situation, there is almost no possibility that these three competitions will be held as scheduled - the epidemic has spread across the three countries themselves.
But delaying the F1 British Grand Prix is really a difficult decision. Just like Wimbledon, canceling a one-year event is like a "disaster", Silverstone is also the oldest track in F1 - since the sport began in 1950, only the British and Italian stations have run through every year of the event. The F1 British Grand Prix is also the most popular sub-stop, with as many as 350,000 spectators coming to the scene last year.
F1 owners and Liberty Media Group previously stated that they hope to cancel the summer break after the UK, compress the schedule and extend the season by two months to January 2021, so as to strive to complete 18 races this season. According to the report of " Daily Mail ", F1's own media group has signed TV broadcast contracts with three TV stations including Sky this season, with a total value of up to 500 million pounds. The contract with Sky Sports requires that F1 events must reach more than 15 stops this season, and its own media group can get a broadcast fee of 180 million pounds per year. If there are less than 15 sub-stations in the season, the cost will be cut; if there are more than 15 stations, the cost will not be increased.
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