Seven months on from the finale of the 2019 season, Formula One cars will finally return to racing next weekend at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. The race will be held behind closed doors, with no fans of VIPs in attendance, and access to the circuit limited to those with essential jobs in the sport.
The return comes 16 weeks on from F1's decision to abort the original season-opener in Australia due to a confirmed case of coronavirus within the paddock, and the sport, alongside its governing body the FIA, is going to great lengths to provide as safe an environment as possible.