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BLACK CLOUDS over this year’s Formula 1 race in JAPAN

Honda sporting boss Formula 1 Masashi Yamamoto has admitted that very black clouds are gathering over this year’s Japanese Grand Prix race in Suzuki.

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The best world athletes they have just started competitions on the relocated 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, but they will compete without the presence of spectators in the stands as the Japanese government is in a state of emergency due to Covid-19.

Honda, supplier of team engines Red Bull in Alpha Tauri, who is leaving after the end of this season Formula 1, has its own famous racetrack in Suzuki. And the head of the Japanese manufacturer in Formula 1 Masashi yamamoto acknowledges that they exist strong doubts, if and how it can be done GP of Japan. "Helmut Mark and I drank coffee and talked about starting a summer break a week after the race in Hungary,”He told a Japanese portal As-Web. "I hope, however, that in terms of the Japanese race, it will be clear before the break. Helmut was also worried."

Masashi Yamamoti, Honda’s sporting boss in Formula 1, admits that this year’s race in Suzuki is under great question, recalling the Tokyo Olympics taking place without the presence of spectators.

Japanese continues: “I would love to go to Suzuko if at all possible, but the Olympics are taking place without spectators. In this regard, we have no choice but to control the negotiations between Japan and Formula 1. Personally, I want to race there even if there are no spectators. I think it’s better to show the race in Suzuki at least on TV. But for the Olympics, I hope that they will be held in the best possible way and that we will go in the right direction," Ends Yamamoto.      

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