It has been announced that there will be 250 guests present in the grandstands at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.
It will mark the first time this season amid the coronavirus pandemic that grandstands will feature spectators, with the attending people present at Monza being doctors and nurses.
Ferrari says they have been invited to the track as a “symbolic honour for their courage, sense of duty and altruism as front line workers in the fight against COVID-19”.
Italy is one of the worst-affected countries in the world by the coronavirus and was the first country in Europe to be hit badly and placed into lockdown.
Following the upcoming race weekend at Monza, F1 will travel to Mugello, which will be the first race this year to feature paying spectators, as 2880 fans per day will be permitted into the circuit.
All races following Mugello, bar the season finale in Abu Dhabi, are expected to have a limited number of spectators present.
Ferrari arrives at Monza one year on from Charles Leclerc’s victory at its home race – however, its struggles so far in 2020 suggest that it may endure a difficult home race.
Italy will also host a third F1 race later this year, with Imola returning to the calendar for the first time since 2006.
