Corona causes code red in Portugal, no fans at Grand Prix?

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15:56, 15 Oct 2020

It would be the biggest number of fans at a Grand Prix this year so far, but it seems questionable whether the 50,000 expected fans will actually be able to visit the Formula 1 weekend next week. Corona infections are rising sharply in Portugal.

National disaster

Infections in Portugal are running rampant, causing the Portuguese Government led by Prime Minister António Costa to call for a national disaster so that traffic restrictions and other drastic measures can be enforced if necessary, Speedweek.com reports. Although the measures taken by Formula 1 to counter contaminations appear to be working well, with only a few infections, it is questionable whether it is enough to convince the Portuguese Government.

Motorsport events

The Grand Prix is â€‹â€‹not the only motorsport event that is called into question by this, the final of the Superbike World Championship in Estoril is this weekend and the final of the MotoGP World Championship in Portimao on December 22 are also called into question. To date, Autódromo do Algarve director Paulo Pinheiro is counting on the approval of 50,000 spectators for both Formula 1 and MotoGP, but the health authorities could put an end to these plans.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Corona causes code red in Portugal, no fans at Grand Prix?

National disaster

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