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HOW NATIONAL MOTORSPORT WILL CONTINUE WITH CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS

Motorsport will return this year, but the landscape will be vastly different. Restrictions put in place by the government will mean that the process of using the stages or the race tracks will be changed greatly, and some of the shifts that have been introduced are likely to have a long-lasting impact on how competitors, volunteers and fans go about consuming motorsport.

Here, we look at the effects the new rules will have in the service parks and paddocks of the UK. The times might well be very different, but at least motorsport will emerge again. So long as these rules are observed, the red light will blink off once more.

RACING

Motorsport UK’s guidance for racing’s resumption after the coronavirusrelated suspension was received positively by national racing clubs, who consider its stricter health protection measures achievable for their race meetings.

The BritishAutomobile Racing Club Group boss Ben Taylor tells Motorsport News: “We’re very comfortable with it and think it’s a good place to start. The important thing was

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