Looking at new ways to present trophies to winners, says Formula 1 chief
Formula One chief Ross Brawn defined the adjustments that followers should get used to throughout this 12 months’s races within the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
Formula 1, earlier this week, confirmed that the 2020 season will start in Austria subsequent month and likewise revealed particulars on the primary eight races of a brand new calendar within the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
“Because of the implementation of the procedures, we need to be safe and sure of the COVID-19 situation,” Brawn was quoted as saying by Formula1.com.
“The practises we now have had previously simply cannot be achieved. The very packed grid that was a function of F1 racing simply cannot occur.
“So every aspect from the time teams arrive to the time they leave has been thought through and it’s not completely finalised, but we’re working with the FIA to polish it.”
He acknowledged that podium celebrations cannot go forward as traditional as a consequence of social distancing norms whereas they’re making an attempt to determine a brand new approach of presenting the trophy with out compromising on the security of drivers and different officers.
“The podium procedure can’t happen [as it does now], but we’re looking at doing something on the grid after the race,” says Brawn. “One possibility could be to line the vehicles up on the observe and the drivers will stand in entrance of vehicles.
“We cannot current the trophies, as you may’t have somebody in shut proximity presenting a trophy, however we now have labored it out, we now have plans and procedures, we’re taking a look at how we are able to current it on TV.
“The drivers’ parade won’t happen as we can’t put 20 drivers on the back of a truck and take it round the track, so instead we will interview with each one of them in front of the garage,” he added.
The 2020 season will kick off with the Austrian Grand Prix on the Red Bull Ring on July 5, adopted every week later by a second race on the similar observe on July 12.
The Hungarian Grand Prix will happen every week after that, earlier than a break. Then there will probably be two again to again races at Silverstone (August 2 and August 9), adopted by the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona (August 16).
The Belgian Grand Prix will observe that on August 30, with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza every week in a while September 6. All the races will probably be supported by Formula 2 and Formula 3.
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