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Lewis Hamilton has admitted the suspension of the F1 season due to the coronavirus outbreak has left a massive ‘void’ in his life.
The French Grand Prix became the 10th race to be postponed or cancelled this season with the pandemic decimating the sporting calendar worldwide.
However, F1 chief executive Chase Carey has since announced plans to restart the season on July 5 with a desire to finish the campaign in December.
And six-time world champion Hamilton can’t wait to get back to business, admitting he badly misses the sport.
In an Instagram message on Monday, the Brit wrote: ‘I miss racing everyday. This is the first time since I was 8 that I haven’t started a season.
‘When you live and breath something you love, when it’s gone there’s definitely a big void.’
Hamilton’s message came just moments after F1 stated their ambitions for the current season to get started again in July in Austria, and holding between 15 and 18 races before the curtain closer in Abu Dhabi in December.
Carey said on F1’s website on Monday: ‘Although this morning it was announced that the French Grand Prix, due to take place in late June, will not be going ahead, we are now increasingly confident with the progress of our plans to begin our season this summer.
‘We’re targeting a start to racing in Europe through July, August and beginning of September, with the first race taking place in Austria on 3-5 July weekend.
‘September, October and November, would see us race in Eurasia, Asia and the Americas, finishing the season in the Gulf in December with Bahrain before the traditional finale in Abu Dhabi, having completed between 15-18 races.
‘We will publish our finalised calendar as soon as we possibly can. All of our plans are obviously subject to change as we still have many issues to address and all of us are subject to the unknowns of the virus.
‘We expect the early races to be without fans but hope fans will be part of our events as we move further into the schedule.
‘We still have to work out many issues like the procedures for the teams and our other partners to enter and operate in each country.
‘The health and safety of all involved will continue to be priority one and we will only go forward if we are confident we have reliable procedures to address both risks and possible issues.’
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Chelsea have said they will not impose a pay cut on their first-team squad in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The Blues also said they would not be taking advantage of the UK government’s coronavirus job retention or furlough scheme, with casual workers and matchday staff being compensated by the club through to June 30.
