F1 | GP France, Liberty Media and organizers confirm the cancellation of the race

The next one will not take place as scheduled French Grand Prix, an event that on paper was supposed to open the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship. According to what was declared by the organizers in an official note, the restrictions launched by the Macron government to contain the contagion from Coronavirus currently make it impossible to organize the event, which has led to Le Castellet to definitively cancel the race on June 28th.

News that has already been in the air for several days, but even now it has also been made official by the official channels of the circuit. It should be noted that the French circuit has chosen to definitively "cut" the weekend, thus preferring to focus its attention on 2021. The proposal to plan the GP at the end of the summer and without spectators was therefore not accepted.

“Following the declarations of the French President to close the Schengen arena and to ban the main events until at least mid-July to contain and combat the spread of the COVID19 virus, the GIP French Grand Prix at Le Castellet takes note of the impossibility to maintain the race on 28 June 2020”, reads the press release.

Eric Boullier also spoke on the issue: “Given the evolution of the Covid-19 infection, the French Grand Prix takes note of the decisions announced by the French State. A complicated situation that makes it impossible to confirm the race. The eyes of the GIP French Grand Prix are now set on the summer of 2021, so as to offer our spectators an even more unprecedented event in the Southern region."

The restart of the championship is set for July 5th in Austria.