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F1 teams confirm early shutdown schedules

With the world reeling from the spread of the coronavirus, Formula 1 teams are finalising their plans for how they will handle the unexpectedly early 'summer' shutdown. Every year, F1 rules mandate a period when all teams have to lock their factory doors and give personnel two weeks rest and recuperation. Normally that happens in August, between the Hungarian and Belgian Grand Prix race weekends so that it coincides with school holidays. But with all racing currently suspended in response to the coronavirus epidemic, F1 has brought forward the annual shutdown to free up the summer to hold races that have already been postponed. FIA agrees to early mandatory shutdown for F1 All ten F1 teams...
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