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Brawn on COVID-19 crisis: 'F1 can't just shut down completely'
F1 managing director Ross Brawn says the sport is between a rock and a hard place amid the coronavirus outbreak, insisting F1 can neither take "unnecessary risk" or shut down completely. The ramping COVID-19 crisis which took root in China earlier this year has so far led to the infection of over 100,000 people around the world and almost 3,500 deaths. Many countries have implemented travel restrictions and canceled public and sporting events. Formula E has postponed its Rome E-Prix in Italy, a country hit heavily by the coronavirus epidemic, while F1 was forced to temporarily scrap the Chinese GP from its calendar. The evolving situation has led to a veritable logistics...
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