{"id":43859,"date":"2020-08-31T16:11:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T06:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/?p=43859"},"modified":"2020-08-31T16:11:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T06:41:25","slug":"the-bend-confirms-it-will-definitely-go-after-f1-race-if-victoria-has-to-cancel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/david-and-will-2\/the-bend-confirms-it-will-definitely-go-after-f1-race-if-victoria-has-to-cancel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bend Confirms It Will \u201cDefinitely\u201d Go After F1 Race If Victoria Has To Cancel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SA\u2019s The Bend Motorsport Park will throw its hat in the ring to host the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in 2021 if Victoria is unable to due to COVID restrictions.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Owner Dr Sam Shahin told FIVEAA Breakfast\u2019s David &amp; Will on Monday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe will definitely be thinking about putting our hand up. The Bend Motorsport Park is a very unique development. There is nothing on the planet that resembles it. There is no facility like it anywhere in the world. After 12 months of operation it won 2019 international motorsport facility of the year\u2026<\/p><p>\u201cThe short answer is it can hold a Formula 1 event if we get the opportunity. There will be work that needs to be done but none of it is beyond us.<\/p><p>\u201cWe\u2019ve shown that we\u2019re not afraid of putting our hat in the ring and taking on a challenge so why not.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday it was confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.com\/news\/championship\/doubleheader-locked-in-at-the-bend\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Bend will now host two Supercars events<\/a> in September as a result of scheduling changes forced by COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LISTEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/david-will\/interview-drsamshahin-31august2020\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SA\u2019s The Bend Motorsport Park will throw its hat in the ring to host the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in 2021 if Victoria is unable to due to COVID restrictions. 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