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Only TWO CONTINENTS for the coronation of the champion: The FIA ​​bets on an exception in the rules

There is a condition that, according to the rules, the Formula 1 world champion can be crowned. The umbrella organization FIA wants to use the exception in the rule this year.

Photo: Bojan Vrbnjak

As of Friday, it is clear that calendar of the 2020 season officially already covered 13 dirk, as three further venues joined, namely the German Nurburgring, Portuguese Portmiao and Italian Imola.

To be able to follow the rules crowned world champion, there are more than enough races at that time, because eight are needed. But v FIA sports code it is also anchored that in one season the races must be carried out on three different continents. And here a slight problem arises. On Friday, at the confirmation of new venues due coronavirus pandemics canceled the race in USA, Kanadi, Mexico in Brazil. It will be until November 1 formula 1 vehicles exclusively in Evropi, then they were to go to Asia. In addition to possible races in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi in December this year, we could join the calendar again China, Vietnam in Malaysia. We would still have only two continents.

Ross Brawn said weeks ago that eight races are enough to give the season a World Championship title, and the FIA ​​intends to use the exception in the rules and invoke the coronavirus pandemic emergency due to the missing continent.

Never before have more unusual conditions prevailed in sport than today due to the coronavirus pandemic. And so it is Ross Brawn, sports boss Formula 1, a few weeks ago, when the calendar included only eight races, said: “Theoretically, these eight races in Europe are a world championship.“Now, according to colleagues from car engine and sport, the world champion was also crowned according to the rules. FIA in that case, it refers to force majeure due to a pandemic, i.e. on Emergency.                  

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