Bernie Ecclestone holds little hope of Formula One racing this season due to the coronavirus pandemic and said he would have declared it game over already
The 89-year-old former F1 supremo, speaking to Reuters from the seclusion of his locked-down farm in Brazil, also saw no chance of the British Grand Prix going ahead at Silverstone in July.
“That's the only thing you could do safely for everybody so nobody starts making silly arrangements which may not be able to happen.” “Which is what they had to do for the Olympics of course. It’s unfortunate but that’s how it is,” added Ecclestone.Formula One has said it hopes to run a reduced season of 15-18 races, starting sometime in the summer, but Ecclestone — who drew up the calendar for decades until he was ousted in 2017 — was pessimistic about the chances of that happening.
“I hope they do. I really hope they do. They could run three or four races at the beginning of next year and still count to the 2020 championship.
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