F1 bosses are facing the prospect of having to cancel the Chinese, USA, Mexican and Brazilian Grand Prix’s due to coronavirus worry - but a visit to Hockenheim will definitely not be taking place.
The famous German track had been mooted as a possible stand-in on a calendar ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic but that will now not happen, according to circuit chief Jorn Teske.He said that a crowd ban had been a sticking point, with F1 hoping to allow spectators back later in the year after the championship started this month behind closed doors.“A decision was taken after weeks and months talking to Formula One,” he said. “At the end they decided not to come to us.