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McLaren F1 CEO Zak Brown says that if Formula 1 has to pass on Silverstone in order to pull off more races outside the country, so be it.
But it would be unfortunate, he adds.
Seven of the 10 Formula 1 teams, including Brown's McLaren outfit, are based in the U.K. And if the British government's 14-day quarantine rule comes to pass, it could rule out Silverstone as the host of a proposed doubleheader after Austria finally kicks of the F1 season in July.
The quarantine rule could mean British-based race teams would need to stay out of the country once they leave to restart the season. That, or face a 14-day quarantine upon their arrival back home in the U.K.
"It throws a wrench in the plan for Silverstone, because there are options to just race in Europe and maybe not come back so often," McLaren boss Brown told the Evening Standard.
"It would be a shame to miss the British GP, but if all the other countries are ready to go, we can't let any one country stop F1 from happening if the rest of the world is ready for us," he said. "If we get restricted in our homeland, that's going to make maneuvering around a big challenge."
It appears that Hockenheim, the former German Grand Prix venue, could step in to fill the July hole in the schedule left by Silverstone.
"In a year in which we must cope with massive sales losses, our goal must be to generate income with Formula 1, as well," Hockenheim boss Jorn Teske told Kolner Express newspaper. "Further discussions should show whether and how this can be achieved."
The head of Motorsport UK, former team boss David Richards, told the Daily Telegraph that the British government's stance could affect the F1 industry.
"People forget that there is probably not one other sport that has such a big economic impact on this country as Formula 1, in terms of the number of people employed here, either directly or indirectly," he said. "With the right precautions, we must be able to find a sensible way to protect the community locally and to handle this professionally for the teams. I can't see why that shouldn't happen."
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