Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas steers his car during a qualifying session for the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg in 2018. (AFP File Photo)VIENNA: Formula One’s truncated coronavirus-hit season will finally get under way with the Austrian Grand Prix on July 5, the Austrian government announced on Saturday. The Spielberg circuit has also been given the green light to stage a second race the following weekend. The F1 season was thrown into chaos with the cancellation of the traditional curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix in March only hours before practice was due to begin. It was one of 10 races either cancelled or postponed, yet F1 boss Chase Carey has insisted that a season of 15 to 18 races is still possible.

Source: Bangkok Post May 30, 2020 13:41 UTC