Marko hints to Chinese GP in 2020: "The only race outside Europe that's fixed"

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20:24, 25 Jun 2020

Liberty Media has stated at an earlier stage that it hopes to be able to announce the full Formula 1 calendar of 2020 for the Austrian Grand Prix. It is unclear whether that will succeed and Helmut Marko also does not know exactly what the current state of affairs is. However, the Red Bull Racing advisor does make a very striking statement.

In an interview with Steirischen Wirtschaft Marko seems to say that the Chinese Grand Prix will be there in 2020.

When asked what Formula 1 is currently doing to increase the number of Grands Prix on the calendar, the 77-year old Austrian answers: "I assume that all races in Europe will take place, but there will certainly be changes overseas. The only race outside Europe that is currently fixed is, remarkably enough, China".

Date still unknown

This is remarkable because the coronavirus outbreak started in China. Currently, however, the situation there has also improved considerably. When exactly the Chinese Grand Prix should take place is not clear.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Marko hints to Chinese GP in 2020: "The only race outside Europe that's fixed"

Date still unknown

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