F1 cancels Chinese GP return in 2023 as a result of the country's strict COVID-19 policies
had planned to return to China for the first time since 2019 on 16 April but the country’s ongoing COVID-19 situation and zero-COVID policy has made it impossible for F1 to operate as normal.
It is understood that F1 staff would not have been given exemptions from quarantine requirements in the event of catching coronavirus.Video of F1 2023 driver line-up - who will underachieve? According to China’s latest rules, anyone infected with COVID-19 must be detained at an isolation centre for five days, before spending a further three days isolating at home
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