Red Bull Ring

Formula 1 2020 season to start on 5 July; Britain, Austria to host two races each on revised calendar

Austria’s Red Bull Ring and Britain’s Silverstone circuit will each host two grands prix without spectators on an initial eight race Formula One calendar published on Tuesday.

Formula 1 2020: FIA hope to start season with double-header at Austrian Grand Prix in July

Formula 1 manager director of motorsports Ross Brawn says this is a "real consideration" so long as iron-tight safety regulations are met.

Formula 1: F2 team owner Trevor Carlin fully supportive of F1's plans to start season with back-to-back races in Austria, Britain

Formula Two team owner Trevor Carlin fully supports plans to start the Formula One season with back-to-back races in Austria followed by a closed-doors double at Britain’s Silverstone circuit.

Formula 1: Austrian government not averse to Grand Prix taking place without audience, says sports minister Werner Kogler

The first nine rounds of the Formula 1 season — up to and including the Canadian Grand Prix on 14 June — have been called off due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Austrian Grand Prix: Valtteri Bottas' superhuman start, composed race help him pip Sebastian Vetttel for win

The Austrian Grand Prix could be considered borderline boring, barring the last 20-odd laps where the top four drivers, separated by four seconds each, were chasing each other down.

Of big open single seaters...

... and the importance of persistence

Video worth watching: on-board with Andrea Iannone at the Red Bull Ring

Incredible speed and sound as Andrea Iannone demonstrates why they call him The Maniac!<br /> <br />