Crazy ideas about World Cup start: two ghost races in Austria?

The desperate Formula 1 continues to stray into the new season. Montreal (June 14th) was finally canceled. And the FIA has now extended the shutdown in the factories from 21 days to 35 days.

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Four teams (McLaren, Williams, Racing Point and Haas) have already sent a large part of the workforce on forced leave. Now follows GP owner Liberty Media with its two departments FOM and TV. Around half of the 400 employees in England are now supposed to go on vacation.

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This solution is also to be cushioned by the British government. With a wage cap of £ 2,500 (CHF 3,000).

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Video conference canceled

Many are now criticizing the fact that wealthy Formula One companies like Liberty (over two billion in revenue in 2019, according to the Daily Mail) are using this bailout. Liverpool had to crawl back with the same action after the shitstorm of its fans (BLICK reported).

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A video conference between FIA boss Todt and Liberty managing director Carey with the ten teams was canceled after more than four hours on the dispute over the budget ceiling from 2021. Of course, there was no agreement to change the limit from $ 175 million to less than 150 million.

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But now the dreamers in Formula 1 are booming on all fronts. Even if world sport is lame, World Cup start plans for two ghost races in Spielberg on the first weekend in July are now haunted by the Corona wind.

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It’s just about the TV millions

Silverstone (July 19) also hopes for two races in front of empty stands. Apparently it’s only about the big TV revenue. An organizer will certainly not pay the normal entry price (between $ 20 and $ 40 million per Grand Prix) if the audience money is lost.

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Maybe you should ask yourself first: When will the borders open again and when will we have normal air traffic back?

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