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No threat of boycott claims Australian GP boss

The threat of teams boycotting the opening race of the season has been rubbished by Australian Grand Prix Corporation CEO Andrew Westacott. A ludicrous rumour doing the rounds claims some teams have expressed concern that following Fernando Alonso's testing crash a fortnight ago, it would be unsafe for them to race alongside McLaren's MP4-30 in case of electrocution. It follows multiple conspiracy theories which claim Alonso was shocked by Honda's ERS system, leading to him crashing and spending several days in hospital, as well as missing the first race. That simply isn't true according to Westacott who has been in contact with all concerned parties. "We're talking to the teams,...
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