Sport shorts: F1 targets Austrian Grand Prix on 5 July for start of the 2020 season

Ten things from the world of sport on Monday 27 April

The Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix is held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg
The Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix is held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg
(Image credit: Erwin Scheriau/AFP via Getty Images)

1. F1 eyes 2020 season start in Austria

It’s been a busy news day in Formula 1 with the French Grand Prix becoming the tenth race in 2020 to be called off and the British Grand Prix announcing that if the 19 July event does go ahead it will be behind closed doors.

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