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The Chinese Grand Prix will not take place in 2023 given the “ongoing difficulties stemming from Covid-19 situation,†Formula 1 says in a tweet.
Formula 1 is assessing alternative options to replace the slot on the 2023 calendar and will provide an update in due course, the organisation said in a statement available on its website.
The Covid-19 situation in China remains difficult even though Beijing is starting to allow some virus-infected people to isolate at home, starting with residents of the city’s most-populous district. It’s a landmark shift that reflects the pressure officials are under from a record outbreak and public opposition to the Covid Zero policy.
Protests against Covid restrictions have spread across China, with citizens taking to the streets and university campuses, venting their anger and frustrations on local officials and the Communist Party.
The 24-race Formula 1 calendar for 2023 that was announced in September included a Grand Prix in China for April.