Hopes of a race taking place at Zandvoort this year rests on whether Formula 1 will provi𓃲de the circuit with financia💛l support, says Dutch Grand Prix sporting director Jan Lammers.

The Dutch Grand Prix was set to return to the F1 calendar for the first time following a 35-year absence this weekend at the re-profiled Zandvoort circuit, but the ra♚ce was among 10 to be called off due to the coronavirus ⛎crisis.

F1 hoped to reschedule the event for a later slot during the European summer but an extended ban oꦛn all public events in the Netherlands means a race will not be ableꦐ to♏ be held in the country until September at the earliest.

During an , Lammers admitted that a race being staged at Zandvoort in 2020 would depend on whether F1 could bankroll the event, given it would more than likely take place💧 without fans in attendance.

“You are ta🎀lking about quite large sums of money, which obviously not only Zandvoort has to cough up, 💧but also in other countries,” Lammers said.

"It is therefore also a bit about ꦿhow deep the pockets of the FOM are. How much they can handle at all during this difficult period.”

Lammers, who previously said a Dutch Grand Prix without fans was an 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“impossible” prospect, has now not ruled ♔out a behind closed doors race, but only if fans backed the plan.

"If driving in Zandvoort without an audience, it will be because the 🔜audience wants it,” he explained.

"We have seen here and there online that if the visitor has to choose between no Grand Prix in Zandvoort this year or a Grand🐟 Prix that no fans can attend, you will notice that there is a great sentiment for a Grand Prix that first only via the TV can be experienced.

“Only in such a situation can we consider it.”

F1 hopes to get the 2020 campaign off the ground in early July with a series of behind closed doors races i🔥n Europe, having identified the Austrian Gran🍸d Prix as the most realistic option for a season-opener.