In an interview with
Figaro
, Pierre Fillon returned to the postponement of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, initially scheduled for June (12-13), to August 21-22, with the hope of welcoming more people to the stands if the health situation deteriorates. is improved.
“We had already been forced to postpone the 2020 edition to September which was finally held behind closed doors.
Moving the ordeal once again is heartbreaking.
But in view of the evolution of the health situation, of the consultations that we had with the teams, the local and national authorities, we understood that organizing Le Mans in June with the public would be complicated, with a very limited tonnage.
Le Mans is a race but above all it is a great popular celebration and we did not see ourselves depriving ourselves of the public or limiting ourselves to very low figures ”, explained the boss of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest. who set a goal in terms of ticketing: "It's a difficult exercise which consists a bit of reading in a crystal ball but we hope to welcome between 20,000 to 50,000 spectators (
252,000 in 2019, Editor's note
). "
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