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The sport announced last month that Turkey's
Istanbul Park circuit was replacing Canada on the calendar with
a grand prix on June 13.
"We are aware of the announcement made by the UK government
regarding travel restrictions for Turkey and are assessing the
situation and will provide more details in the coming days,"
said a spokesman.
Canada's race in Montreal was cancelled for the second year in a
row due to a mandatory 14-day quarantine imposed on visitors.
The red list designation means travel to Turkey is allowed only
in "the most extreme circumstances" and anyone returning has to
pay for compulsory hotel quarantine.
Most of the 10 teams are based in England and Formula One itself
is headquartered in London.
The race in Istanbul would follow on from the Azerbaijan Grand
Prix in Baku the weekend before so teams would not be travelling
directly to Turkey from Britain.
Formula One has operated in a bubble since the pandemic, with
exemptions granted for travel overseas and teams regularly
tested with many staff also vaccinated.
Most of the races have been held behind closed doors, including
this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona's Circuit de
Catalunya.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)
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