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According to government order published in Diário da República.
The Formula 1 Grand Prix of Portugal, which will be held between Friday and Sunday, will have a maximum capacity of 27,500 spectators, according to the government dispatch published this Wednesday in the Diário da República.
“With the total capacity of the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (AIA) of around 90 thousand seats, and taking into account the current epidemiological situation, the authorized capacity for this specific event is 27,500 seats, distributed by independent benches, with a capacity of variable occupation and divided by sectors of about 800 people “, the document reads.
This had been the figure that the administrator of the AIA, Paulo Pinheiro, announced on Sunday in statements to the Lusa agency, after around 46 thousand tickets were put on sale.
The order dated Monday and signed by the Minister of Internal Administration, Eduardo Cabrita, and the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, authorizes the holding of the Grand Prize and defines the rules for the presence of the public, in order to contain infections by the new coronavirus.
In the scope of the published measures, given the calamity situation in the country, decreed between October 15 and 31, the Government determined that “only sitting is allowed” and “prohibiting circulation between banks, as well as between sectors of a same bank “and the consumption of alcoholic beverages, both on the premises and at the entrances – catering establishments are not allowed.
“The entrance and exit of the public from each stand is done through different entrances, avoiding the crossing of flows of people and guaranteeing a minimum distance of two meters between spectators”, says the office, delimiting the parking lot to the indicated places.
In addition to these spaces on the premises and in the surroundings, the Government limited public transport to 50 people by bus, from four car parks: two in Portimão-Praia da Rocha (capacity up to 2,600 vehicles), next to the old “commercial park”. “(up to 2,000) and with BurroVille (up to 2,400).
“This order enters into force on the date of its signature, and may be reviewed until the date of the test, depending on the evolution of the epidemiological situation,” concluded the Government.
On Tuesday, in a statement, the AIA confirmed the abolition of pedestrian spaces, admitting various solutions for the holders of these tickets.
The Formula 1 World Championship returns to Portugal 24 years later, this time at the Algarve circuit, which will host the Portuguese Grand Prix between Friday and Sunday, the day of the 12th race of the season.
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