F1 scraps American races due to virus, adds European trio

While previously scheduled grands prix in Canada, Texas, Mexico and Brazil were cancelled, Formula One said in a statement that Portugal's Portimao will host a race for the first time.

The revised schedule now has 13 rounds, with Formula One aiming for a reduced championship of between 15 and 18 with final races in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi in mid-December.China's postponed race in Shanghai is also expected to be cancelled but Vietnam remains in play and there has been talk of returning to Malaysia's Sepang.

Texas, which was due to host the U.S. Grand Prix at Austin's Circuit of the Americas on Oct. 25, has been one of the states hardest hit by the resurgent coronavirus. The Portuguese Grand Prix will be held on 25 October at the Algarve circuit, the country's first race since 1996, and Imola hosts the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on 1 November - giving Italy three races for the first time.

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