With Several Venues Dropping Out, 2020 F1 Calendar Faces a Massive Revamp

With the 2020 F1 calendar almost halved, organisers are hard at work trying to reshuffle the remaining races. In other words, any new schedule will ‘differ significantly from the original 2020 calendar’. Naturally, F1 has to deal with the effect on the fans who purchased tickets for the races and risk them going to waste.

Already, the opening nine F1 races faced postponement or cancellation, especially in light of the COVID-19 crisis. Several countries around the world have already placed numerous health measures and this is affecting F1’s ability to host races.

F1 boss Ross Brawn has admitted that he would love to have at least 18 or 19 races run if the season starts in July. A number of venues also floated the idea of hosting races without spectators, like Austria.

In a statement, F1 confirmed its intention to reshape the entire 2020 F1 season and commence sometime during the summer. The statement continued, “At this time no-one can be certain of exactly when the situation will improve, but when it does, we will be ready to go racing again. We are all committed to bringing our fans a 2020 championship season.

“Formula 1 is currently working with our promoters on a revised 2020 calendar with the actual sequence and schedule dates for races likely to differ significantly from our original 2020 calendar. This will be published in due course.”

Will the F1 season resume at this rate?

F1 is opened to host races throughout August, especially since the FIA moved up the summer break to March and April. Meanwhile, officials revealed that if the season begins any time soon, the calendar may stretch into January 2021. Formula 1 even promised ticket refunds for fans who purchased tickets for postponed or cancelled races.

“If you bought tickets for races that have been postponed or cancelled through F1Tickets.com, F1 Paddock Club and F1 Experiences. We are currently working with each race promoter on the transfer and refund options available to you. We are working at speed to finalise those options and will be in contact with you,” the statement read.

“Ticket holders who did not purchase through those routes should get the latest information through their point of purchase. Either the relevant ticket reseller or the promoter’s official website as transfer or refund processes may differ for each race.”