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Szafnauer: 'I expect that the lockdown in F1 will be extended'

All events surrounding the coronavirus have hit the F1 teams hard. A number of teams even had to take measures in order not to get into immediate financial difficulties. According to team boss Otmar Szafnauer of Racing Point, the lockdown and everything that has happened around it has ensured that everyone in Formula 1 has started to look realistically at the current situation. "We have to learn that these things can happen," says Szafnauer about the situation of COVID-19. "We need to start applying things now, such as a prudent budget cap, so that when this happens again, everyone is financially healthier," he notes at Formula1.com.  Read more Racing Point wants...
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