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Ferrari: Mandatory masks 'the biggest challenge' for F1 staff

Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies believes the permanent wearing of masks will pose the biggest challenge for F1 mechanics during Grand Prix weekends. F1's 2020 season will finally kick off next week in Austria, but the sport has devised a series of mandatory safety and hygiene measures to prevent any COVID-19 contagion in the paddock and within each team's own working environment. Teams will operate within individual bubbles, segregated from each other, and with sub-bubbles organized within each team, with PPE (personal protective equipment) in heavy use according to specific protocols. Who's in line if a team needs to replace a virus-hit driver? Mekies says masks will inevitably...
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