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Vettel expects early part of '21 to have Covid-19 setbacks

Sebastian Vettel believes Formula 1 will continue to be affected by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic into the 2021 season. The pandemic was declared a few days before the start of the planned 2020 opener in Australia and eventually led to the cancellation of over half of the grands prix. A restructured calendar, featuring 17 events, was issued and so far 14 of those have taken place, with only a double-header in Bahrain and the Abu Dhabi finale left to run. Earlier this month Formula 1 released a provisional 23-round 2021 calendar that is similar in structure to the pre-pandemic 2020 roster of events. When asked by MotorsportWeek.com whether a 23-event schedule risked saturation point...
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