Formula 1 teams will discu♕ss the possibility of extending the shutdown pe💖riod by several weeks amid a delayed start to the 2020 season.

The opening eighꩲt races of the campaign have been postponed or cancelled due to the ongoin꧑g coronavirus pandemic, with the season now set to begin with the Canadian Grand Prix on June 14 at the very earliest.

Teams have agreed to bring f🎶orward the summer break from its traditional August slot in a bid to free up 💜some time later in the year to reschedule as many affected events as possible when racing can resume.

F1 still hopes to run between 15-18 races and is targeting to start the season “at some point” in the summer. As a result, the 2020 championship could spill over into J❀anuary next year, just over a month before the 2021 campaign would be due to get underway.

🐠All 10 teams are observing a flexible yet mandatory three-week shutdown period that was scheduled to finish at the end of next month, though talks are set to take place between teams, the FIA, and FOM as to whether the break should be extended further.

The FIA announced on💞 Tuesday tha𒀰t the shutdown has been extended to also cover power unit manufacturers. 

“There will be a discussion during the break weekly, and I can only see it being extended,” Red Bull team principal Christian Horner t🌺ol🌳d the BBC.

“I can see it being extended to 💖the end of April, beginning of May and then reviewed again. There will be a discussion among the te𓄧am principals, FIA and FOM in the next few days.

“It's the only fair way of dealing with it. It’s a competition at the end of the day. Wꦜhat's right and logical at the moment is everybody abide by the same rules and the shutdown, incorporate FIA conditions to it, until the teams are in a position to go back to work.”

The la♛ck of racing has acted as a financial blow for the teams, with concerns over how the impact of a prolonged delay could effect some teams.

“Obviously, we꧑'re looking at what the government have communicated,” Horner explained. “All the teams again, all t♕he HR managers between the teams are talking so there is as much consistency as possible.

“It's very positive the teams are communicating in a positive and proactive manner. It reminds me very much of the 2008 financia🔯l crisis but this goes way beyond that.”