News Details

Vasseur: Unfair to race without McLaren

Alfa Romeo team principal Fred Vasseur says holding an Australian Grand Prix without McLaren would have been unfair. The Woking outfit withdrew from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. Ultimately the race would be cancelled just hours before FP1 was due to start, and Vasseur has supported that decision. Speaking to Autosport, Vasseur said: 'As a racer it's difficult to take this kind of decision. 'But firstly we have to think about our employees, the safety of the fans, the image of the sport, the image of the sponsors, and also about McLaren, because it would have been a bit unfair to have let them withdraw alone. I think it...
Full Story »
6y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Alfa's Vasseur says first race already feels 'like a...

Alfa Romeo boss Frédéric Vasseur says this week's opening Australian...
6y ago from F1i.com

Australian GP: Preview - Alfa Romeo

The fight against jet lag, struggling against your body telling you to...
6y ago from Pitpass.com

Alfa Romeo starting a 'new chapter' in Australia

Alfa Romeo are looking forward to the start of the 2020 Formula 1 season...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Williams targets Alfa Romeo in 2020

Mar.13 Prior to the cancellation of the Australian GP, Williams had been...
6y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

How Marco Bezzecchi dominated the Brazilian MotoGP to...

New MotoGP championship leader Marco Bezzecchi overcame a "really...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Gresini Racing exploring potential Honda MotoGP...

Gresini Racing are exploring a potential reunion with Honda as a...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Takuma Sato makes Indy 500 return with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will drive...

Helio Castroneves confirms return for 26th...

Helio Castroneves has confirmed that he will take part in the upcoming...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Watch: Ben White’s reaction goes viral after...

Manchester City’s Rayan Cherki found himself at the center of a heated...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Gabriel Magalhaes injury latest concern as four...

Arsenal’s hopes of a historic treble have been dealt a significant blow...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

“It felt like a charity sub” - Wayne Rooney shares...

Wayne Rooney revealed that he felt sad for Manchester City star Phil Foden...
10h ago from SportsKeeda.com

100m-rated Premier League newcomer set to spark...

Rayan has done quite well since moving to the Premier League, and he has...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.