Motor racing-2021 Australian F1 Grand Prix and MotoGP race cancelled
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 [July 06, 2021]
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The
Australian Grand Prix has been axed for the second year in a row
with the 21st round of the Formula One championship a victim of the
country's tight border controls, organisers said on Tuesday.
"We regret to announce that the 2021 Australian Grand Prix has been
cancelled due to restrictions and logistical challenges relating to
the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic," organisers said in a statement of
the Nov. 21 race.
The Australian round of the MotoGP world championship, scheduled for
Phillip Island on Oct. 24, was also cancelled for the second
successive year.
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"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and
resulting travel complications and logistical restrictions mean it
has not been possible to confirm the viability of the event at this
time, and it will therefore not feature on the 2021 calendar,"
organisers said.
(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney in Sydney, Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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