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Hamilton 'shocked' to be racing in Australia amid pandemic

A candid Lewis Hamilton admitted it was "shocking" that Formula 1 had decided to go ahead with this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix while the world is fighting a pandemic. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization officially qualified the coronavirus outbreak as a global pandemic. The move was followed hours later by Italy's extraordinary decision to tighten its nationwide lockdown by closing all stores except for foodshops and pharmacies. THE WHO also urged all governments to ramp up protective measures and take "urgent and aggressive action". Coronavirus: Three F1 personnel 'self-isolating' in Melbourne! In the midst of the crisis, Hamilton is...
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