Preventive measures in Australia would make the first race of the year take place a week later in Bahrain.
He Australian Grand Prix, scheduled for March 21 for the opening of the 2021 season of Formula 1, is in doubt due to strict restrictions in the Australian country due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to information from Sky Sports, there is very little chance that the new F1 campaign will start in Australia, as planned in the calendar.
Scheduled opening race for Australia It will be postponed until the end of the year due to strict quarantine restrictions in Melbourne.
When asked about the probable postponement, a spokesman for F1 confirmed that the season is expected to start in March, but without confirming the venue.
“In 2020 we showed that we can compete safely and we achieved what many thought was impossible in March,” he said. “We have set our calendar for 2021 and we look forward to the return of F1 in March this year,” he confirmed.
Given the possible change, the Bahrain GP, scheduled for March 28, would be the race that could replace Australia as the starter of the season.
Similarly, ticket sales for the March 21 test at Albert Park did not go on sale, which is why the possibility of postponing the return of F1 to Australia requires more force.
Another reason why the Melbourne GP would not be viable is that the Victorian government has set a mandatory 14-day quarantine for Australian Open staff, so that in the face of this, F1 would be subject to the same rules and the prize would not could be done in this way.
If confirmed, Australian Grand Prix It would extend its return even further, after last year’s edition was canceled, after the first practice of the Albert Park street circuit was canceled due to an element of the McLaren team that presented a positive result for Covid-19.