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Szafnauer: The Australian GP could have been completed safely
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer still believes that Formula 1 could and possibly should have pressed ahead with the Australian Grand Prix after a McLaren team member tested positive for coronavirus. When race officials announced that the Australian Grand Prix was being postponed, only Red Bull, AlphaTauri and Racing Point were prepared to continue with the weekend. In an interview with CNN, Szafnauer doubled down on this opinion. Article continues under video "It was difficult to predict the future there in Melbourne, but when I look back at it now, had we raced, I think we would have raced safely," Szafnauer said. "The risk was very low, and I think we could...
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