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COVID-19: Extended restrictions place Belgian Grand Prix in doubt

The fate of this year’s Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix was thrown into doubt on Wednesday after the country extended a ban on mass gatherings until the end of August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit is scheduled for Aug. 30. Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes told a news conference on Wednesday her government and economic and medical experts would meet next week to organise a gradual return towards normality from early May. “The Circuit will await the next communication from the National Security Council,” the Spa circuit website said in a statement noting the extension to Aug. 31. Stijn de Boever, the race’s commercial director, told motorsport.com...
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