Domenicali said no change would be announced before the middle of September, allowing F1 to keep its preferred schedule in place for as long as possible. Should the Middle East races not go ahead, a European finale has been confirmed as the only alternative. “But of course, in case the situation in the Middle East would be not solved, we have options, a different plan.” Canada, Austria, Silverstone, Belgium and Hungary also set new attendance records, with the British Grand Prix drawing 564,000 spectators, the largest crowd in Formula 1 history. Italian audiences were up 27 percent through the British Grand Prix compared with the same stage last season, the Chinese Grand Prix more than doubled its weekend audience and Monaco reached almost 80 million viewers globally.