Yibin Yang, the general manager of race promoter Juss Event, told local media including Motorsport.com:

Yang also stated that Juss Event, which has involvement in other sports such as tennis and snooker, would have a tough time fitting all of them in the second half of the year.

He said in this regard:

Portimao could replace the Chinese GP on the 2021 Formula 1 calendar

According to motorsport.com, Portimao is set to replace China on the Formula 1 calendar and will host the Portuguese Grand Prix on April 11 if the Chinese GP is cancelled. Despite the initial bump, Formula 1 seems determined to go ahead with their original 23-race calendar.

When contacted by motorsport.com for a comment on recent developments the Formula 1 spokesman said:

In the pandemic’s backdrop, there could be more developments in this regard as Formula 1 takes its first steps towards a ’normal’ calendar.

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