Suzuka F1 Japan Grand Prix canceled decision New Corona impact

Suzuka F1 Japan Grand Prix canceled decision New Corona impact June 12 17:52

This October, the F1 Japan Grand Prix, the world's highest car race scheduled for the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, was canceled due to the new coronavirus.

This was announced on the afternoon of the 12th at the same time by the operating company of the Suzuka Circuit and the managing company of the F1 Grand Prix in the UK.

According to this, there is no prospect of lifting restrictions on overseas travel, and about 2,000 people involved in the race will come to Japan, so we decided to stop it from the viewpoint of preventing the spread of infection.

The F1 Japan Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit started in 1987 and has been held for a while except at the time when it was held at a racetrack in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Every year, about 160,000 fans from all over the world are crowded during the period, but in the past there was a partial cancellation of the schedule due to the typhoon, but this is the first time that all schedules are canceled is.

Kaoru Tanaka, president of "Mobility Land" which operates the Suzuka Circuit, commented, "We decided that we had to cancel the operation considering the preparation period for infection prevention measures."

Initially in March, the F1 series, which will change the world, was scheduled to start in March and scheduled 22 races a year, but due to the new coronavirus, one race has not been held yet.

Under these circumstances, preparations are underway for the first round in Austria in early July.