GRAND PRIX RACING – VICTORIA

Victoria restrictions could delay Grand Prix

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Original article by Tessa Akerman
The Australian – Page: Online : 6-Jan-21

Police minister Lisa Neville says the Victorian government is having ongoing discussions about the timing and staging of the Melbourne Grand Prix with Australian Grand Prix Corporation and Formula 1. The race is normally held in late March, but may be rescheduled because of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions. Meanwhile, a new quarantine hotel for international tennis players coming to the Australian Open has had to be secured, after some of the penthouse owners at the Westin Melbourne, which had been due to host the players, threatened Supreme Court action over COVID-19 concerns.

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Grand prix rocked by pit lane virus fear

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Original article by John Stensholt, Damon Johnston, Stephen Lunn
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 12-Mar-20

The Australian Formula One Grand Prix is still expected to go ahead on 15 March, but fans could be locked out if three members of the Haas and McLaren teams test positive for the coronavirus. They have been placed in isolation pending the outcome of the tests. All three recently arrived in Australia, and spectators will be forced to watch the race on TV if they test positive and are deemed to have caught the virus in Australia. The opening race of the F1 season at Albert Park had been expected to attract more than 300,000 fans over four days.

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