Organisers of the Chinese GP admit it is “highly unlikely” the Shanghai event can take place as scheduled on 11 April. “We are in contact with the leadership of Formula 1 by videoconference almost every week,” said Yibin Yang, general manager of the race promoter Juss Event. “It is highly unlikely that the race can take place in the first half of the year, in April. We hope to have it in the second half instead and have formally sent that request,” he added. “But if all international events are postponed to the second half of the year, the city simply will not have enough opportunities to hold them,” Yang admitted.

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