The organization of Sao Paulo GP is in the process of changing the race date from November 7th to November 14th, but it is easy to understand why Formula 1 is looking to announce any changes in the second half of the championship starting with Belgium. GB on August 29: Continuing news on countries’ border policy and high transport costs due to epidemics complicate any forecast, even in the medium term, the Brazilian race will not be the only change between now and December.
According to Brazilian organizers, the return to the traditional date of the GP, close to the proclamation of the Republican holiday, is favorable, with the possibility of growing, vaccinating in advance in Sao Paulo, good visitors or even a whole house. But Brazil has been facing the same hurdle for months: the country is on the British government’s red list, meaning returnees to the UK must isolate themselves in hotels for 10 days, F1 wants to avoid at any cost, seven out of 10 teams and the division’s own activity based on the island.
Since the division wants to move to Brazil and has already received $ 25 million for the competition, the solution would be to run another GB soon, so that the professionals will not return to the UK immediately after passing through Sao Paulo.
The decision about the Japanese GB is very urgent
Japan’s GB was canceled last year due to an epidemic
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Before that, however, F1 has many obstacles to overcome. Although expectations are high in completing the race, the Dutch government has not yet set the criteria for large-scale events since September.
The biggest doubt is the Japanese GB, which will be in early October. Honda, the owner of the Suzuki Roundabout, wants to take the race forward. This decision about Japan is urgent because part of the equipment is shipped by sea.
Japanese G.P.
Speaking of this list, there was good and bad news last week when the British government made some updates. On the one hand, countries that can receive alternative tests such as Bahrain and Qatar have gone from red to amber list, meaning that anyone going to these countries does not need to isolate themselves in hotels on the way back. In Abu Dhabi, the same thing happened in the United Arab Emirates, where the season ends. Mexico, on the other hand, entered the red list. This time, the Mexican race takes place after the US GB, with the prediction that professionals will return to the UK.
With a lot of stress from their staff at the moment, Formula 1 has 29 GPs in 57 weeks and with 12 more scheduled in 16 weeks until the end of this season, teams are up against any solution that leaves their experts at home. For a long time to come. In addition, the need to ship equipment by sea to Japan, the United States, Brazil and the Middle East, which receive the last races of the season, puts pressure on the genre to close the second half of the calendar as soon as possible.
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