The FIA will use the learnings from its efforts to rꦫestart the Formula 1 season with the Austrian Grand Prix to help racing in its other categories get bac𒐪k underway.

Motors🌠port is currently observing a period of suspension amid the hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has wre🃏aked havoc on the 2020 F1 schedule and forced the postponement or cancellation of the first 10 races.

F1 is targeting getting its season off the grไound with a series of behind closed doors European races across the summer months, beginning with the Austrian Grand Prix on July 5.

Speaking🧸 in a video message address to FIA member clubs, the world motorsport governing body’s president, Jean Todt, said the FIA hopes to resume its championships as♈ soon as it is safe to do so.

“Regarding our cham♏pionships, our aim is to resume them as soon as possible while protecting the health of the people involved in their organisa🦩tion, and in keeping with the instructions of the competent authorities,” Todt explained.

“In Formula 1, we hope to be able to start the season this summer, with a first Grand Prix in Austria o🔥n the weekend of Ju𝐆ly 3-5.

“We will be able to share the learnings and processes to run motorsport under COVID-🍒19 restrictions with all of you in order to restart all our competitions and grassroots motorsport as quickly as possible.

“In parallel, the discussions around the financial sustainability of our motorsport championships will continue to be held with our promoters, the manufacturers and teams in regular me�꧑�etings.”

Todt also revealed t𓃲he FIA has not gone unaffected by the ongoing coronavirus cri💜sis and is working on “various budgetary scenarios” to help overcome the situation.

“Of course, the FIA is also suffering the consequences of this pandemic, but it is working on various budgetary scenarios to better assess its impact and study how to 🐭overcome it in the best possible conditions,”🐼 he said.

♛“Our Federation is robust and will con💜tinue to invest and support its Clubs wherever it can.”