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Wurz: Drivers are fully behind ghost races

Formula 1 drivers are fully behind the plan to start the 2020 season with races behind closed doors, says Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) chairman Alex Wurz. The sport aims to kick off a season delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic with two back-to-back races without spectators at Austria’s Red Bull Ring in July. More races under similar conditions will then be held in Europe with the sport also hoping some races can happen in Asia, the Middle East and Americas. Wurz, an Austrian, told Sky Sports television the drivers would rather race in front of a crowd but understood why that was not possible in such ‘strange times’. “I think no one in motorsport, no driver, and personally...
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