Next year’s British Grand Prix is set to avoid a direct clash with the Wimbledon men’s singles final and football’s Euro 2020 showpiece at Wembley. Lewis Hamilton won this year’s British Grand Prix held without spectators (FIA Pool/PA)Silverstone chiefs are keen for the 2021 British Grand Prix to be staged in front of a sell-out 140,000 fans in a campaign in which Lewis Hamilton could move ahead of Michael Schumacher with eight world championships. Both this year’s British and 70th Anniversary Grands Prix at the Northamptonshire venue took place behind closed doors. Despite almost 30,000 fans attending last weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix, spectators remained banned from attending top-level sporting events in England. Next year’s record-breaking 23-round F1 calendar is due to be signed off in the coming weeks.

Source: Express October 28, 2020 10:52 UTC