F1 cancels August break, could delay 2021 changes


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan - October 13, 2019. McLaren's Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris in action during the race. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One teams must close for three weeks by the end of April in a move that will allow races to be rescheduled during the European summer and help limit the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

What would have been a record 22-round calendar is already suspended, with last weekend's Australian season opener in Melbourne cancelled and no racing expected until at least the end of May.

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