Formula 1 is in no hurry to allow fans: "Would rather not plan on that"

Ross Brawn has let it be known that Formula 1 is quietly looking at possibilities to allow fans back into Grands Prix, but that there is no rush to do so. Furthermore, the top man of Liberty Media states that the 2020 season will most likely end with games in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi.

"We won't rush that. I think some of the later European races are optimistic, but I think we would rather not plan on that. I think when we go to the flyaway races, we can start to hope that we will have fans, but even that's not absolutely guaranteed," said Brawn, who believes that racing in a safe environment is the top priority.

At the FIA eConference he further states that Formula 1 has the role of the fans extremely important. "The fans for us are critical. We do want to see them as they do add a lot of atmosphere. I think we'll take that very gradually." However, it is crucial that the pinnacle of motorsport is not thrown back as far as it has been in recent months.

No news yet about follow-up F1 calendar

Brawn was with his team that it was better to organize Grands Prix without an audience and then broadcast it on television, than to wait for the moment that spectators would be admitted again. "That gave us most the bulk of the European season. Of course we can adjust that as we progress and we come to understand where we are with this pandemic. Our first half of the season is European-based. We're still pretty fluid on the second half. I think we're confident we're going to finish in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi, but we're filling in the spaces in-between", the 65-year old Brit concludes.