{"id":14812,"date":"2020-05-28T07:46:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T11:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14812"},"modified":"2020-05-28T08:47:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T12:47:00","slug":"formula-1s-dutch-grand-prix-is-postponed-until-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14812","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix Is Postponed Until 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Dutch Grand Prix has been put back until 2021 due to coronavirus.<\/p>\n

The race, which was being revived for the first time since 1985, was originally due to be staged on May 3, with organizers hoping to stage it later this year after its initial postponement.<\/p>\n

But with sporting events in Holland under tight restriction due to the pandemic, the decision has been made to move it to next year.<\/p>\n

A statement read: \u201cDue to the worldwide spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) the Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix has, as previously announced, been postponed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe organization of the Dutch Grand Prix, in consultation with Formula One Management, has had to conclude that it is no longer possible to hold a race with an audience this year. Therefore, it has been decided to postpone the race definitively to 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cTogether with the motorsport federation FIA, Formula One Management will determine the schedule for 2021 and with that the new date of the Dutch Grand Prix. Like every year the date will be announced by the FIA by the end of 2020. All tickets remain valid for the new race.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year was due to mark an end to a 25-year absence from the Formula One calendar.<\/p>\n

The race was last held in 1985 when Niki Lauda won before the Zandvoort track was closed.<\/p>\n

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