Red Bull “pulled out all the stops” to ensure the Austrian Grand Prix could go ahead and help Formula 1 get its 2020 season𝓰 underway, says team boss Christian Horner.

On Tuesday morning F1 confirmed the heavily-delayed 2020 🍎season will start with back-to-back rounds in Austria beginning on Juܫly 5, marking the first ꦰof a run of eight races in Europe.

Following weeks of discussions between F1, Red Bull Ring chiefs and local authorities, the Austrian government gave championship bosses the go-ahead for its plan to get the campaign off the ground with back-to-back races within a controlled ‘biosp🐲here’ environmen𝕴t.

The Austrian Grand Prix and following ‘Steiermark GP’ on July 12 will take place behind closed doors, with a limited number of F1 personnel set to use charter flights and private transport to arrive𒅌 at the venue, before following a number of strict safety measures.

Red Bull team principal Horner saiꦗd there had been a “huge effort” from all parties involved to ensure the plan got signed off.

“Red Bull have pulled out all the stops to get the Austrian Grand Pr🤪ix up and running, in order to support a safe start to the Formula 1 seasonꦰ,” Horner explained.

“ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚIt’s a fantastic venue and we are pleased to be starting our championship campaign at our home circuit. It has been a huge effort by all involved and the two events at the Red Bull Ring will be a blueprint for all other races to follow.

"There was obviously a huge amount of discussion behind the scenes with Liberty, the FIA and the local authorities to ensure that returning to racing is done responsibly an🍬d we all have our part to play in order to enforce the measures in place.

“With the first eight races of the calendar now confirmed we have some positive momentum. As a race team and ra🌺cers, we are excited to get going again and put on a show for our fans.”

After the two rounds in Austria a third successiv𝓡e race in Hungary will take place on July 16, followed by a two-week break.

F1 will then head to Britain for t🃏wo con🌺secutive races at Silverstone - the British Grand Prix and ‘70th Anniversary Grand Prix - before further rounds in Spain, Belgium and Italy.