In October, the F1 Japan Grand Prix, the world's premier car race scheduled at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, has been canceled for the second consecutive year due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. rice field.
This was announced by the operating company of Suzuka Circuit on the 18th.
According to this, there is no prospect of entry permission for overseas travel of race officials, and more than 100,000 spectators visit every year, and there is concern about the spread of infection, so it is the second consecutive year since last year. It means that we decided to cancel at.
Honda, an automobile manufacturer that has participated in F1, will withdraw only this season, so many fans were looking forward to holding it as a domestic last run, but it was canceled.
Kaoru Tanaka, president of "Mobilityland," which operates the Suzuka Circuit, commented, "It was a very disappointing decision to cancel the event for the second consecutive year, but from this moment we will start for the F1 Japan Grand Prix next year." ..