It was confirmed on Thursday (19/3/20), both this seasons Dutch and Spanish Grand Prix are both postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the Monaco Grand Prix has been cancelled altogether.
The first four races in Australia, Bahrain, Vietnam and China had already been called off due to the pandemic.
The sport's governing body, the FIA, says it expects the 2020 season to begin "as soon as it is safe to do so after May".
Monaco organisers said it was "not possible" to rearrange a date, means the Monaco Grand Prix is not on a F1 Calender since 1954.
It is still hoped the other two races can be rescheduled later in the year.
The Dutch Grand Prix was set to be the fifth round of the season, on May 3rd, while Spanish Grand Prix was schedule for 10th May, with Monaco on the 24th May. Meaning the first round of the season could be the Azerbaijan Grand Prix scheduled for 7th June.
Meanwhile, WEC round at Spa scheduled for 25th April 2020, has been postponed indefinitely, while the 24 Hours of Le Mans schedule for 13-14th June has been postponed till September 19-20th.
Coronavirus, officially named Covid-19, that has killed over 10,000 people, with over 250,000 cases reported.
All I can say is stay safe everyone.
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