Turkey replaces cancelled Singapore race on F1 calendar
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[June 25, 2021]
By Alan Baldwin
LONDON (Reuters) -Formula One will make
a second attempt to hold the Turkish Grand Prix this season after
adding it to the calendar on Friday as a replacement for Singapore's
cancelled race in October.
Singapore's Oct. 1-3 night race was cancelled this month because of
immigration restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Turkey's race at the Istanbul Park circuit will slot in a week
before the Japanese Grand Prix, which remains scheduled for Suzuka
on Oct. 10, and one week after the Russian round in Sochi.
Istanbul was listed in April as a replacement for Canada's cancelled
June grand prix only to drop off again weeks later due to travel
restrictions, with a majority of the teams based in Britain.
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Turkey is on the British government's "red list" of countries which
require 10 days of hotel quarantine for returning travellers.
By staying in Japan for a few extra days, Formula One can bypass
that quarantine requirement, however, assuming Turkey remains on
that list in October.
The Turkish race will come after the Tokyo Olympics, with some
100,000 people from all over the world expected to enter Japan for
that event.
Japan's MotoGP race at Motegi, which was scheduled for the first
week in October, was cancelled this week due to travel complications
and logistical restrictions but Formula One expects its race to go
ahead.
"After discussions with other promoters we are confident that we
will be able to travel to the following race under our strict safety
protocols," it said in a statement.
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Formula One is operating under strict
protocols, with teams in "bubbles" and frequent testing for COVID-19
of all personnel and media.
More than 44,000 tests have been carried out this year with 27
positive cases, representing a rate of 0.06%.
The sport said a significant proportion of the travelling community
had been vaccinated, with all having the opportunity to get shots
before the end of the European summer.
Turkey returned to Formula One last year, for the first time since
2011, as a replacement venue on a shortened 17-race schedule.
"We are delighted to be coming back to Turkey to Intercity Istanbul
Park circuit. We hope to see another fantastic race again in one of
the best tracks in the world," said chief executive Stefano
Domenicali.
"We have shown that we can continue to adapt and there is huge
interest in our sport and the hope from many locations to have a
Grand Prix."
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, Editing by Alison Williams, Robert
Birsel)
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