Organisers at Sochi have been selling tickets, while Nurburgring boss Mirco Markfort is in talks with the local region to allow a certain number of spectators to attend the following race in October. “At the moment, it is not possible to forecast how many spectators will be allowed, but every extra day that we have to sell tickets is of course a good day,” Markfort added. Portimao is expecting 45,000 spectators, while Stefano Bonaccini, the president of the Emilia Romagna region in Italy, reveals that fans should be able to attend the Imola race on 1 November. Ak revealed that 40,000 tickets, with prices starting at just 3 euros, were sold on the first day alone – and a whopping 10,000 in the first hour.

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