ESPN.com · Jan 7, 2021
Australian GP will be postponed, says F1 team owner Stroll
The Australian Grand Prix will be postponed to the back end of the Formula One season with Bahrain replacing it as the opening race in March, Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll told Reuters.
The move, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine restrictions, has been widely flagged in the media but is yet to be confirmed by Formula One or local organisers.
"Melbourne has been -- it's not officially announced but it will be -- not cancelled but postponed. We will go there sometime in the fall (autumn) and the first race will be Bahrain," said the Canadian billionaire.
He was speaking ahead of the announcement of a new team title sponsorship with IT company Cognizant.