McLaren's Lando Norris crashed in practice for the Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello on Friday but his spirits were lifted by Formula One allowing fans back into the grandstands for the first time in a COVID-19 ravaged season. The Ferrari-owned track in central Italy is celebrating glamour team Ferrari's 1,000th world championship grand prix this weekend with 2,880 paying fans allowed to attend on every day. "We're in the garage, sitting in the car and you see the fans waving the flags in the grandstand opposite. Russia, next up after Mugello, is planning concerts, fanzones and entertainment for their grand prix in Sochi and selling tickets with talk of a crowd of up to 30,000. Turkish GP organisers, with a race outside Istanbul on Nov. 15, have talked of hosting up to 100,000 fans -- if conditions allow.

Source: The Hindu September 12, 2020 09:11 UTC