Authorities in the Brazilian city of São Paulo have allowed the Formula 1 World Championship, scheduled for November, to be held with full stands, The Brazilian Report reported, citing the state government. According to the Minister of Health of Sao Paulo Jean Gorinstein, the event will be safe, since most of the guests are vaccinated. Already 99% of adults were vaccinated with at least the first dose of the drug, he said (the state’s population is 45,595,497 people, 30,123,308 were vaccinated with the first dose, 12,776,105 people were vaccinated with the second or single dose).
The governor of the state of the same name, João Doria, noted that the competition should take place on November 6 and 7, however, it is possible that the race will be postponed for a week at the request of the organizers with the mayor of the city. “I would like to note that in connection with the successful implementation of the vaccination campaign in the state capital, the last batch of tickets for the São Paulo Grand Prix will go on sale from August 27, which will fill the stands of the Interlagos circuit to 100% of their capacity,” the governor said. (quoted by TASS).
All Formula 1 spectators must wear masks and regularly undergo temperature measurements.
Earlier it became known that the Formula 1 VTB Grand Prix in Sochi, Russia, will be held with a 50% occupancy rate at Sochi Autodrom. This position was developed after negotiations with Rospotrebnadzor and the administration of the Krasnodar Territory and taking into account forecasts for the development of the epidemiological situation in the region by the end of September.
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