Many Grands Prix will still be held behind closed doors in 2021, but in Austria Red Bull Racing advisor Helmut Marko has come up with a clever trick. This allows no less than 39,000 fans to be present at the Red Bull Ring.
“The grandstands will have their own entrances and exits,” Marko explained at Formel1.de. “This means that each grandstand is a unit in itself and no one comes into contact with each other.” This trick allows for far more people to attend the Red Bull Ring than first thought.
In Austria, only 3,000 spectators are allowed per open-air event, but because the entrances and exits are distributed over thirteen grandstands, the Red Bull Ring can accommodate thirteen times 3,000 spectators.
With the cancellation of the Canadian and later the Turkish Grand Prix, Austria will host two races, just as it did in 2020. The Styrian Grand Prix is scheduled for June 27, while the Austrian Grand Prix will be held a week later on July 4.
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