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Zak Brown: Withdrawing McLaren ‘most difficult decision'

Australian Grand Prix – McLaren boss Zak Brown says making the decision to withdraw his team from the race was ‘the most difficult' of his racing career. McLaren led the exodus out of Australia, when they withdrew from the Melbourne weekend late on Thursday night after confirmation one of their staff had contracted the coronavirus. At the time, the team stood alone in their decision, with confirmation of the race cancellation not coming until the following morning when Formula 1, the FIA and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation issued a statement. Having made the tough call to prioritise staff wellbeing by withdrawing from the race, CEO Zak Brown said: 'As a racer, this was...
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