Scheduled for the weekend of 11 th-13 th June international travel restrictions require anyone entering Canada to adhere to a 14-day quarantine, something that would not be possible with a race in Baku, Azerbaijan, the weekend before. The Canadian Grand Prix has been cancelled and will be replaced by the Turkish GP, it has been announced. Updated 16:50 Wednesday 28 th April 2021. Update: Canada cancelled, replaced by Turkey We have had very good conversations will all the other promoters since the start of the year and continue to work closely with them during this period.” “I want to thank the promoter and authorities in Turkey for all of their efforts in recent weeks and want to thank the promoters in France and Austria for their speed, flexibility and enthusiasm in accommodating this solution. “Formula 1 has shown again that it is able to react quickly to developments and find solutions and we are delighted that we will have a double header in Austria meaning our season remains at 23 races. “We were all looking forward to racing in Turkey but the travel restrictions in place have meant we are not able to be there in June,” said Stefano Domenicali, President and CEO of Formula 1, in a statement. In order to maintain a 23-race F1 season there will now be a Styrian GP in Austria on 27 th June, followed one week later by the Austrian GP on 4 th July as planned. In order to avoid a three week gap between the race in Baku on 6 th June and France on 27 th June, the French GP has been moved to 20 th June.

With new travel restrictions in place in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Turkish Grand Prix, originally scheduled for 13 th June, has been cancelled. Update: Turkish GP cancelled, Styrian GP added Ticket holders will be contacted by the circuit before the event to be informed of the exact procedures necessary to attend, but Silverstone has said that all ticket holders will be asked for either proof of a negative lateral flow test taken within 48 hours prior to arrival, or proof of a full vaccination, the second dose having been received 14 days prior to arrival. All of the drivers and the teams are hugely looking forward to Silverstone and we can’t wait to be there in July.” The British Grand Prix at Silverstone will run with a full-capacity crowd following the inclusion of the event in the UK Government’s Event Research Programme, it has been announced.į1 President and CEO, Stefano Domenicali said: “It is fantastic news that Silverstone will be a full capacity event and it will be an incredible weekend with hundreds of thousands of fans being there to see our first ever Sprint event on the Saturday and the main event on Sunday. Update: British GP at Silverstone to run at full capacity The venue has been rumoured as a possible host for an F1 race in 2021 since early in the season, when it became clear that several other venues would drop out due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Īutodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola.Īutódromo Internacional do Algarve, PortimaoĪutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City In order to host the race some modifications have been made to the Qatari circuit after visits from the FIA race director and sporting director. “As part of the longer-term deal, discussions will continue regarding the location for the grand prix from 2023 with further details to be provided at a later time.” “The step from the gesture to be helpful to F1 in 2021 to a long-term strategy was short and simple and the vision for F1 to be the showcase for Qatar after the FIFA World Cup in 2022 was the driving force behind this long-term agreement. The deal means that the Qatar Grand Prix will also join the calendar for 10 seasons from 2023, with there being no race in 2022 as the country hosts the FIFA Football World Cup.Ī spokesperson for F1 said: “There was a strong will from Qatar to be helpful to F1, and in the course of this process, the vision for a longer partnership was discussed and agreed for 10 years. It will be the first time that F1 has raced at the Losail International Circuit, which has long hosted the opening round of the MotoGP season.Ĭonfirmation of the Qatar race on 21 st November means that teams now face a globe-trotting triple header, with the Qatar race following on immediately from the Brazilian and Mexican Grands Prix in South America.

Formula 1 has confirmed that its 2021 season will be completed with the addition of the first ever F1 Qatar Grand Prix. Update: Qatar Grand Prix completes 2021 F1 calendar

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