Daniel Ricciardo has backed the notion of holding Formula 1 races without spectators if it me🌞ans the 2020 season can get underway sooner. 

With the start of the 2020 F1 campaign significantly delayed by the coronavirus crisis - which has caused the postponement of the opening nine races - championship offi🧸cials are assessing how best to get the season off the ground once it is safe to do so. 

A lack of racing has left the sport and its 10ꦬ teams in a vulnerable position due to a severe loss in revenue and F1 is currently discussing plans to begin the season in Austria in July 5, fol♛lowed by two races at Silverstone. 

The solution would require both events 𝕴to be held behind closed doors, although all races which take place in Europe this year could end up occurring without spectators because of the strict social distancing measures currently in place across many countries. 

Ricciardo, who will not compete on home soil this year following the cancellation of the planned season-opening Australian Grand Prix, is itching to get back to com🍸petitive action🍎 and said the enforced break has “made me so hungry”. 

Asked if he would be in favour of holding F1 races would fan𓆏s, the Renault driver replied: “I’m at a point where I'm star🐼ting to watch old races and I want that feeling again - absolutely.

“There's obviously a push for a season t꧟o happen in the right circumstance𒈔s," he added. “If that means some of it or the start of it is behind closed doors, so be it.

“As a comဣpetitor and for sure not racing since November, December, all I want to do right now is go rꦡacing. 

“So as soon as they say we're all clear to go... of course with a crowd is nice but if we can still race without I'll take that a🦹ny day.”

The French Grand Prix ꦏon June 28 is the first scheduled race currently unaffected by the COVID-ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ19 outbreak, though it is expected to be called off after mass public gatherings in the country were banned until at least mid-July.