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Australian GP organisers insist F1's season-opener will go ahead
Organisers of Formula 1’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix have insisted that the event is going ahead as scheduled this month, amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The outbreak and spread of the coronavirus has had an impact on sporting events
across the world, with travel restrictions imposed by some nations causing
problems. It was announced on Sunday evening that MotoGP has cancelled the premier class event in Qatar, due to be held on March 8, citing travel concerns regarding personnel from Italy and Japan. Formula 1 personnel will begin flying out through the middle of this week,
with air freight due to travel Wednesday/Thursday, ahead of the race on March
15. “We are all systems go...
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