BREAKING: The opening 8 Formula 1 races of a revised 2020 calendar are now confirmed

The 2020 Formula 2 season will begin in Austria next month, Formula 1 confirmed. After racing was put on hold because of the coronavirus outbreak, F1, the teams and the FIA have been working to put together a plan to allow the season to begin safely.

BREAKING: The opening 8 races of a revised 2020 calendar are now confirmed All 8 are currently set to be closed events, operating under the strongest safety procedures Further races will be announced in the coming weeks pic.twitter.com/vQioKOAkQo

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The season will kick off with the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring on July 5, followed a week later by a second race at the same track. The Hungarian Grand Prix will follow a week after that, before a break. Then there will be two back to back races at Silverstone, followed by the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona. The Belgian Grand Prix will follow that, with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza a week later on September 6. All the races will be supported by Formula 2 and Formula 3. Source: Formula 1

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