Silverstone likely to host season-opening F1 races

LONDON: The Silverstone circuit in United Kingdom is likely to host season-opening two back-to-back Formula 1 races in the summer. The entire F1 season has been ravaged by coronavirus pandemic with races so far either being postponed or cancelled altogether.

According to a BBC Sport report, the 14-day compulsory quarantine rule in England is set to exempted for elite sports athletes, opening door for hosting F1 races in the country.

"We welcome the government's efforts to ensure elite sport can continue to operate and their support for our return to racing," a F1 spokesperson was quoted as saying in the report. "We will maintain a close dialogue with them in the coming weeks as we prepare to start our season in the first week of July." IANS 

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