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Coronavirus Outbreak: Belgian GP given green light to proceed without spectators as Formula 1 nears return

The Formula 1 season has yet to start, with three races cancelled and seven postponed, but series organisers are planning to get going in July with two races behind closed doors in Austria.

|May 15, 2020, 20:49:15 IST

The Belgian Formula One Grand Prix, scheduled for the end of August but threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, can go ahead without spectators, regional authorities said on Friday.The Formula One season has yet to start, with three races cancelled and seven postponed, but series organisers are planning to get going in July with two races behind closed doors in Austria.The government has said no sports or cultural events can take place before 30 June but sports clubs can resume training in the presence of a coach and with no more than 20 people present from 18 May.

“The Belgian Grand Prix can be held behind closed doors, as well as all the necessary prior training,” the Belgian region of Wallonia said in a statement.The Spa-Francorchamps circuit said on its website that it had implemented health and prevention measures to comply with directives.Formula One has yet to publish a revised calendar, with commercial rights holders Liberty Media aiming for a reduced schedule of 15-18 races running into December and possibly even January.Belgium was scheduled for 30 August on the original calendar.Click here to follow LIVE updates on coronavirus outbreak

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