»From my point of view, the only problem is travel restrictions imposed by individual governments. We have already raced in countries or regions where the situation was quite bad and we did it, ”He told colleagues from Motorsport total, Bruno Famin, Chief Operating Officer FIA. Famin he sees this as proof that an event can be organized anywhere in the world by following existing protocols.
In words Famine, planning for new races now takes six weeks. There is no calendar for the new season yet, so it is not clear how many regular races there will be and whether we would get the green light for 2021 today. Nevertheless, a relatively normal calendar for the 2021 season can be organized and will then be adjusted according to the situation around the world.
Famin adds: »We need to be connected to local authorities. We need to know the locations of local coronavirus testing centers. All these are details, which have now become a reality and do not pose any problems. "
Admittedly, they are also in Formulas 1 recently new cases of coronavirus, but it is nonetheless Famin satisfied. He adds: “It is normal that we have positive cases. This will be hard to avoid, but today, despite these examples, we can normally run a racing weekend. We weren’t capable of that at the beginning of the year. Today, recognizing illicit close contact, isolating close contact and preventing possible outbreaks of infections has become normal without further difficulty.. "