Last Updated: 01/05/20 9:11am
The Hungarian Grand Prix, due to be held at the Hungaroring in August, will not be open to fans.
The Hungarian government announced on Thursday that events with more than 500 people would remain banned until August 15, two weeks after the Hungarian GP is scheduled to take place.
Hungaroring officials say an event with fans is therefore “no longer possible” – but they remain hopeful of holding a behind-closed-doors event.
The two events directly before it on the calendar, Austria and Silverstone, are working on similar plans. F1 has targeted a July 5 start to the 2020 campaign in Austria if it is safe to do so.
“We are continuing our working with Formula 1 to try and find a way to make this possible,” said Hungarian organisers in a statement,
More to follow…