American F1 races cancelled due to COVID-19

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IMAGE: Formula One said in a statement that Portugal's Portimao circuit will host a race for the first time. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters

Formula One scrapped all four of this season's races in the Americas due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday and added three European rounds, including old favourites Imola and the Nuerburgring, to the calendar.

 

While previously scheduled Grands Prix in Canada, Texas, Mexico and Brazil were cancelled, Formula One said in a statement that Portugal's Portimao circuit will host a race for the first time.

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