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Australian GP chiefs hopeful, but rescheduling unlikely for 2020

Organisers of the Australian Grand Prix say they remain optimistic that the event can be rescheduled in 2020, but accept it is unlikely that Formula 1 will return this year. The Formula 1 paddock travelled to Australia last week for its season-opener but on Friday morning the grand prix was cancelled after a team member from McLaren tested positive for COVID-19. Formula 1 swiftly announced that planned upcoming rounds in Bahrain and Vietnam – along with China – have been postponed. It is deemed unlikely that Formula 1’s trio of grands prix (Netherlands, Spain and Monaco) will go ahead as scheduled, with June’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix tentatively ringed as a new season opener....
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