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F1 was ‘playing with fire' at Australian GP – Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo says Formula 1 was “playing with fire” when it was pressing ahead with plans to race in Australia, suggesting senior officials were incorrect to persevere for as long as they did. The Formula 1 circus travelled to Australia for the season-opening round amid the worsening nature of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Late on Thursday night in Melbourne a team member from McLaren tested positive for COVID-19 and the squad withdrew from the remainder of the event. It took until 10am on Friday before the event was officially called off, with fans and personnel from the majority of teams having already arrived at Albert Park. Formula 1 has since postponed all of its events...
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