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Azerbaijan GP could now be 2020 season-opener

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix in June could now serve as the first race of the 2020 season, according to reports. Although it took much longer to happen than it should have done, the Australian Grand Prix which was set to open the 2020 Formula 1 season was cancelled. The spiral into chaos started when a McLaren team member tested positive for the coronavirus, and while orgainsers were keen to still hold the race, Mercedes' subsequent withdrawal and the decisions of Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Max Verstappen to fly out of Melbourne forced their hand. It's now highly unlikely that the Bahrain Grand Prix next weekend will go ahead, while Formula One CEO Chase Carey had been in Vietnam to...
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