It was recently reported that the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix and two other street races scheduled to take place in the first half of the season were facing cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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However, organisers of the event were quick to deny this and insisted that the Monaco GP will be going ahead as planned this year.
“Despite the latest rumours circulating on certain websites and social media, the ACM can confirm that the Monaco GP will take place from 20-23 May 2021,” the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM) said in a statement.
“The ACM also confirms the Grand Prix Monaco Historique (23-25 April 2021) and the Monaco E Prix (8 May 2021),” it added.
And now, senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has suggested that F1 fans could be allowed to attend this year’s Monaco GP:
“I heard that they are currently working on a concept to allow the race to take place with half of the spectators,” Dr Marko said.
Separately, he expressed his confidence in new F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali’s ability to lead the sport through another coronavirus-hit season.
“The new F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is doing an extremely good job. You can tell that he’s a racer,” Dr Marko added.
Domenicali, who previously served as team principal of the Ferrari F1 team, took on his current role at the start of 2021, replacing Chase Carey.
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