Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Silverstone circuit managing director Stuart Pringle said he is ready to help Formula 1 as much as he can and does not rule out the idea of having several races on their track.
The British F1 GP is scheduled just one week after Wimbledon, but for now, the race is still scheduled. This week’s Wimbledon tournament, which was staged between June 29 and July 12 in England, was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
“There are two reasons. The first is that Silverstone is a round in a world championship and our colleagues in Formula 1 are working incredibly hard to piece together a season that will start much later [than expected]. Pringle said.
“We will take the next four weeks to check whether our July 19 date is appropriate or not. There have been a number of postponements and a cancellation [Monaco] and they are trying to redo the calendar. We are one part of it and it is important that Formula 1 has a chance to try to set up a world championship season.
“We can give them the time they need to do it. It is also because we are a permanent circuit. We are not like an urban circuit, we have a fixed configuration and infrastructure and we also have an incredibly experienced team, we know what we are doing, that’s why we can afford the month of April for make a decision that is sufficient for Formula 1.” Pringle added.
One of the ideas raised this week would be to organise more than one race on tracks such as Silverstone, which is close to the bases of seven teams on the grid.
Asked about the prospect, Pringle said: “All I can say is that we are ready to work with F1 of in any way. The majority of the teams are a stone’s throw from the circuit, so operationally, it would be fairly simple.”
“We have fixed infrastructure, the staff could go home, in that case, if that is a way to help, I would be happy to do so.” he added.
