FORMULA ONE chiefs will present detailed plans to the Government in the hope of getting the green light to stage the British GP.
And their counterparts in Austria are closer to getting approval to host the start of the season.
Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle has revealed he is working closely with F1Credit: PA:Press Association
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Organisers at the Red Bull Ring will put in measures to isolate team members that will allow them to run two races in a behind-closed-doors event.
Both Austrian races — plus the two proposed for Silverstone — require strict controls to prevent further coronavirus outbreaks to satisfy the authorities.
Procedures include limiting personnel to about 45 per team, with those staff needing to prove they are not infected.
F1 would supply flights from teams based abroad and transport them together to hotels that are otherwise closed.
They would then take them to the race track, ensuring no contact with the public.
Austria’s opener is scheduled for July 5 with the British GP two weeks later. F1 chiefs are keen to start racing as soon as it is declared possible and safe to do so.
Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle said he was working with F1 and is willing to help in any way.
However, he said that the final decision on whether the British GP goes ahead lies with the Government.
Pringle revealed F1 officials have been making plans for no-fans races but added: “I want to drill down on them because we need to go back to the Government in the next 10 days and give them the detail of what the plan looks like.
“F1 are doing this work because it sits with them, not us.
“They control all their paddocks so if they want to make it sanitised, they have to come up with a testing regimen.
“I am in daily contact with F1 and it is all very positive. We are pulling in the same direction to try to make it work.
“But sport needs to be careful about pushing too early for events behind closed doors.
“The Government have an issue about things becoming a distraction to their message about staying home to save lives.
“The last thing we want is for sport to become the reason sport does not return. But also it is recognised that if we did get sport underway, it would be good for society to get back to normality.
“There will come a time when we are ready, but we are not there yet. It is now about preparing for when the time is right.
“While we are closer to getting on top of this, we cannot introduce a recklessness that would be counter-productive.”
Meanwhile Red Bull’s motorsport adviser Helmut Marko reckons he is confident of seeing the Austrian race rubber-stamped soon.
He said: “The Formula One community is afraid of being infected.
“So we will try to reduce participants from teams and suppliers as much as possible. This increases the chances that it may be signed off. The chances are good.”
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