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Next year's Chinese Grand Prix has been cancelled by Formula 1 because of "ongoing difficulties" with Covid.
The event in Shanghai had been due to return to the calendar for the first time since 2019 but has been called off because of China's Covid policies.
The 'zero Covid' policy means there are regular lockdowns and isolation is imposed on infected people and contacts. It has been the subject of protests in recent days.
F1 feels it would not be able to operate normally in China, and cannot justify the risks to staff involved in travelling.
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