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F1 clamps down on media activities amid virus threat

Formula 1 teams have agreed to reduce their media activities amid the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 coronavirus, ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. Each team typically carries out a media session for TV crews on Thursday, which typically takes place in a scrum formation behind the garage, as well as a session for the written media. TV media sessions will no longer take place and instead only Formula 1 will film these sessions, and supply the relevant footage, meaning paying broadcasters have no direct access to drivers. Written media sessions are taking place though with a greater distance between the press and the respective participant. Some teams have also restricted...
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