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F1 floundering amid coronavirus crisis

Mar.19 With the coronavirus pandemic having brought the sport - and the wider world - to an indefinite standstill, Formula 1 is still grappling to decide its next moves. In hurriedly organised teleconferences involving the teams, the FIA and Liberty Media, one major focus has been the reorganisation of the existing 2020 calendar. With the consent of the teams, the FIA's World Motor Sport Council has now ratified the moving of the 'summer' break from August to March, and extended the mandatory factory shutdown period from 14 to 21 days. Red Bull said: "Whilst we would all love to return to racing, the severity of this global pandemic is changing by the hour and the impact transcends...
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