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Saillant: Positive COVID-19 tests won't stop races
Formula 1's strict biosecurity protocols mean it will not have to cancel future grands prix in the wake of a positive test for the coronavirus, says FIA medical commission chief Gérard Saillant. Forced to cancel the season-opening Australian Grand Prix at the 11th hour after a McLaren staffer was diagnosed with the virus, Saillant has indicated there is no need to fear a repeat. 'The situation has evolved from Australia,' he told L'Equipe. 'We have provided a rapid response device to confirm the diagnosis, isolate and test people who have been in contact with a positive case. 'For me, the grand prix would not be cancelled. It is as if you were telling me that the metro is closed because a...
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